Learn 100 List of Opposite Adjectives in English. Common opposite Adjectives are used to describe contrasting objects and people. They help a lot to improve English speaking. using opposite adjectives only means talking about people or objects that have both kinds of factors.
Common Opposite Adjectives
Adjectives | Opposites |
alive | dead |
beautiful | ugly |
big | small |
bitter | sweet |
cheap | expensive |
clean | dirty |
curly | straight |
difficult | easy |
good | bad |
early | Late |
fat | thin |
full | empty |
hot | cold |
happy | sad/unhappy |
hardworking | lazy |
modern | traditional |
new | old |
nice | nasty |
intelligent | stupid |
interesting | boring |
light | heavy |
polite | rude/impolite |
poor | rich |
quiet | noisy |
right | wrong |
safe | Dangerous |
short | long |
small | big |
soft | hard |
single | married |
true | false |
well | ill/unwell |
white | black |
Light | Short |
Heavy | Tall |
Beautiful | Insane |
Ugly | Sane |
Big | Dark |
Small | light |
Thick | Straight |
Thin | Crooked |
Strong | Deep |
Weak | Shallow |
Loose | Brave |
Tight | Cowardly |
Straight | Distant |
Curly | Near |
Slow | Lazy |
Fast | Hard-working |
Poor | Cheap |
Wealthy | Expensive |
Healthy | Delicious |
Sick | Awful |
Low | Talkative |
High | Taciturn |
Thin | Modern |
Fat | Ancient |
Bad | Wide |
Good | Narrow |
Careful | Patient |
Careless | Impatient |