Opposite Words

Opposite Words

brighten × fade
broad × narrow
calm × windy, troubled
capable × incapable
careful × careless
cheap × expensive
cheerful × sad, discouraged, dreary
clear × cloudy, opaque
clever × stupid
clockwise × counterclockwise
close × far, distant
closed × open
cold × hot
combine × separate
come × go
comfort × discomfort
common × rare
contract × expand
cool × warm
correct × incorrect, wrong
courage × cowardice
create × destroy
crooked × straight
cruel × kind
compulsory × voluntary
courteous × discourteous, rude
dangerous × safe
dark × light
day × night
dead × alive
decline × accept, increase
decrease × increase
deep × shallow
definite × indefinite
demand × supply
despair × hope
disappear × appear
diseased × healthy
down × up
downwards × upwards
dry × moist, wet
dull × bright, shiny
early × late
east × west
easy × hard, difficult
empty × full
encourage × discourage
end × begin, start
enter × exit
even × odd
export × import
external × internal
fade × brighten
fail × succeed
false × true
famous × unknown
far × near
fast × slow
fat × thin
few × many
find × lose
first × last
foolish × wise
fold × unfold
forget × remember
found × lost
friend × enemy
generous × stingy
gentle × rough
get × give
girl × boy
glad × sad, sorry
gloomy × cheerful
good × bad
great × tiny, small, unimportant
guest × host
guilty × innocent
happy × sad
hard × easy
hard × soft
harmful × harmless
hate × love
healthy × diseased, ill, sick
heaven × hell
heavy × light
here × there
high × low
hill × valley
horizontal × vertical
hot × cold
humble × proud
in × out
include × exclude
inhale × exhale
inner × outer
inside × outside
intelligent × stupid, unintelligent
interior × exterior
join × separate
junior × senior
knowledge × ignorance
known × unknown
landlord × tenant
large × small
last × first
laugh × cry
lawful × illegal
leader × follower
left × right
less × more
like × dislike, hate
limited – boundless
little × big
long × short
loose × tight
loss × win
loud × quiet
low × high
major × minor
many × few
mature × immature
maximum × minimum
melt × freeze
narrow × wide
near × far, distant
never × always
new × old
no × yes
noisy × quiet
none × some
north × south
odd × even
offer × refuse
old × young
on × off
open × closed, shut
opposite × same, similar
out × in
over × under
past × present
peace × war
permanent × temporary
plural × singular
polite × rude, impolite
possible × impossible
powerful × weak
pretty × ugly
private × public
pure × impure, contaminated
push × pull
qualified × unqualified
quiet × loud, noisy
raise × lower
rapid × slow
rare × common
regular × irregular
real × fake
rich × poor
right × left, wrong
rough × smooth
safe × unsafe
secure × insecure
scatter × collect
separate × join, together
shallow × deep
shrink × grow
sick × healthy, ill
simple × complex, hard
singular × plural
sink × float
slim × fat, thick
sorrow × joy
start – finish
strong × weak
success × failure
sunny × cloudy