Opposite words

absent × present

accept × decline, refuse

accurate × inaccurate

admit × deny

advantage × disadvantage

agree × disagree

alive × dead

all × none, nothing

always × never

ancient × modern

answer × question

apart × together

appear × disappear, vanish

approve × disapprove

arrive × depart

artificial × natural

ascend × descend

attractive × repulsive

awake × asleep

backward × forward

bad × good

beautiful × ugly

before × after

begin × end

below × above

bent × straight

best × worst

better × worse, worst

big × little, small

black × white

blame × praise

bless × curse

bitter × sweet

borrow × lend

bottom × top

boy × girl

brave × cowardly

build × destroy

bold × meek, timid

bound × free

bright × dim, dull

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