Common Opposite Words in English
- quiet– loud
- raise– lower
- rainy– sunny
- rear– front
- right– left
- rude– polite
- rural– urban
- sad– happy
- satisfy– annoy
- save– spend
- short– long
- slow– fast
- small– big
- smooth– rough
- some– many
- south– north
- start– finish
- town– village
- ugly– beautiful
- under– over
- wide– narrow
- wife– husband
- work– rest
- woman– man
- young– old
- alive– dead
- all– none
- allow– forbid
- already– not yet
- always– never
- ancient– modern
- amateur– professional
- amuse– bore
- ancestor-descendant
- angel– the devil
- animal– human
- annoy– satisfy
- answer– ask
- answer– question
- antonym– synonym
- apart– together
- argue– agree
- arrest– free
- arrival– departure
- arrive– depart
- artificial– natural
- ascent– descent
- ask– answer
- asleep– awake
- hit–miss
- host– guest
- huge– tiny
- human– animal
- humane– cruel
- humid– dry
- hungry– thirsty
- husband– wife
- in front of – back
- ignore– notice
- import– export
- in– out
- include– exclude
- increase– reduce
- innocent– guilty
- inside– outside
- junior– senior
- kind– cruel
- lack– abundance
- lady– gentleman
- daughter– son
- dawn– dusk
- day– night
- dead– alive
- death– birth
- deep– shallow
- defeat– victory
- defense– attack
- defend– attack
- delicious– awful
- deny– admit
- depart– arrive
- departure– arrival
- descent– ascent
- land– take off
- land– water
- large– small
- life– death
- light– dark
- like– hate
- liquid– solid
- little– big
- little– much
- live– die
- long– short
- lose– win
- loud– quiet
- love– hate
- lovely– terrible
- low– high
- lower– raise
- major– minor
- male– female
- man– woman
- many– few
- mess– order
- minor– major
- miss– catch
- moon– sun
- more– less
- much– little
- nasty– nice
- new– ancient
- nice– awful
- niece– nephew
- night– day
- north– south
- notice– ignore
- now– then
- desperate– hopeful
- occupied – vacant
- attack– defense
- attic– cellar
- autumn– spring
- awake– asleep
- awful– nice
- back– in front of
- backward– forward
- bad– good
- bottom– top
- boy– girl
- brave– cowardly
- break– fix
- broad– narrow
- careful– careless
- careless– careful
- catch– miss
- ceiling– floor
- cellar– attic
- certainly– probably
- past– future
- peace– war
- plant– harvest
- plenty– lack
- pleasant– awful
- polite– rude
- pupil– teacher
- quick– slow
- empty– full
- end– begin
- end– beginning
- ending– beginning
- enemy– friend
- enjoy– hate
- enter– leave
- entrance– exit
- equal– different
- even– odd
- excited– calm
- exciting– boring
- exclude– include
- exit– entrance
- failure– success
- false– true
- far– near
- few– many
- final– first
- find– lose
- finish– begin
- finish– start
- first– final
- fix– break
- flat– hilly
- floor– ceiling
- follow– lead
- forbid– allow
- foreign– domestic
- foreigner– native
- form– destroy
- fortune– bad luck
- fresh– old/stale
- attack– defend
- harvest– plant
- health– disease
- healthy– ill
- heat– cold
- heaven– hell
- heavy– light
- hell– heaven
- here– there
- high– low
- hilly– flat
- clever– stupid
- close– open
- closed– open
- cloudy– clear
- cold– hot
- cold– heat
- dark– light
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