Vocabulary list by Opposites (or Antonyms)

Words	Opposites
A
about	exactly
above	below
absence	presence
abundance	lack
to accept	to refuse
accidental	intentional
active	lazy
to add	to subtract
to admit	to deny
adult	child
advanced	elementary
affirmative	negative
afraid	brave
after	before
against	for
alike	different
alive	dead
all	none
always	never
ancient	modern
to agree	to refuse, to argue
to allow	to forbid
already	not yet
always	never
amateur	professional
to amuse	to bore
angel	devil
animal	human
to annoy	to satisfy
to answer	to ask
answer	question
antonym	synonym
apart	together
approximately	exactly
to argue	to agree
to arrest	to free, to set free
arrival	departure
to arrive	to depart, to leave
artificial	natural
to ask	to answer
asleep	awake
to attack	to defend
attack	defence, protection
attic	cellar
autumn	spring
awake	asleep
awful	delicious, nice, pleasant
B
back	in front of
background	foreground
backward	forward
bad	good
bad luck	fortune, good luck
beauty	ugliness
before	after
to begin	to end, to finish
beginning	end, ending
behind	in front of
below	above
best	worst
better	worse
beautiful	ugly
big	small
birth	death
bitter	sweet
black	white
blunt	sharp
body	soul
to bore	to amuse, to be interested in
boring	exciting, interesting
to borrow	to lend
bottom	top
boy	girl
brave	cowardly, afraid
to break	to mend, to fix
broad	narrow
brother	sister
to build	to destroy
busy	lazy
to buy	to sell
C
calm	excited
careful	careless
careless	careful
to catch	to miss, to throw
ceiling	floor
cellar	attic
centre	outskirts, suburb
certainly	probably
changeable	constant
cheap	expensive
child	adult, grown-up
children	parents
clean	dirty
clever	stupid
to close	to open
closed	open
cloudy	clear, sunny, bright

cold (adj)	hot
cold (noun)	heat
to come	to go
comedy	drama, tragedy
complicated	simple
compliment	insult
compulsory	voluntary
to connect	to separate
consonant	vowel
constant	changeable
construction	destruction
to continue	to interrupt
cool	warm
correct	false, wrong
courage	fear
courageous	cowardly
cowardly	brave, courageous
to create	to destroy
cruel	human, kind humane
to cry	to whisper
to cry	to laugh
curly	straight
D
to damage	to repair
danger	security, safety
dangerous	safe
dark	light
daughter	son
dawn	dusk
day	night
deep	shallow
defeat	victory
delicious	awful
to deny	to admit
to depart	to arrive
departure	arrival
desperate	hopeful
to destroy	to build, to create, to form
destruction	construction
devil	angel
dictatorship	democracy
to die	to live
different	alike, equal, the same
difficult	easy
dirty	clean
disease	health
distant	near
to divide	to unite
division	unity
to divorce	to marry
divorce	marriage, wedding
divorced	married
domestic	foreign
down	up
downstairs	upstairs
drama	comedy
dry	humid, wet
dull	interesting
dusk	dawn
E
early	late
east	west
easy	difficult, hard
elementary	advanced
to emigrate	to immigrate
emigration	immigration
empty	full
to end	to begin
end	beginning
ending	beginning
enemy	friend
to enjoy	to hate
to enter	to leave
entrance	exit
equal	different
even	odd
evening	morning
everybody	nobody
everything	nothing
exactly	approximately
excited	calm
exciting	boring
to exclude	to include
exit	entrance
expensive	cheap
export	import
exposure	shelter
extreme	moderate
F
to fail	to succeed, to pass
failure	success
false	correct, true
far	near
fast	slow
fat	slim, thin
fear	courage
female	male
few	many

to find	to lose
to finish	to begin
finish	start
first	final, last
to fix	to break
flat	hilly
floor	ceiling
to follow	to lead
to forbid	to allow, to let, to permit
for	against
foreground	background
foreign	domestic
foreigner	native
to forget	to remember
to form	to destroy
fortune	bad luck
forward	backward
to free	to arrest
to freeze	to melt
frequently	occasionally
friend	enemy
front	rear
in front of	back, behind
full	empty
funny	serious
future	past, present
G
general	particular, special
generous	mean
gentle	violent, rough, strict
gentleman	lady
girl	boy
to give	to take
to go	to come, to stop
good	bad
godfather	godmother
grown-up	child
guest	host
guilty	innocent
H
happiness	sadness
happy	sad
handsome	ugly
hard	easy, soft
to harvest	to plant
to hate	to enjoy, to like, to love
health	disease, illness
healthy	ill, sick
heat	cold
heaven	hell
heavy	light
hell	heaven
here	there
high	deep
high	low
hilly	flat
to hit	to miss
hopeful	desperate, hopeless
hopeless	hopeful
horizontal	vertical
host	guest, visitor
hot	cold
huge	tiny
human	animal
humane	cruel
humid	dry
hungry	thirsty
husband	wife
I
in front of	back, behind
to ignore	to notice
ill	healty, well
to immigrate	to emigrate
immigration	emigration
import	export
in	out
to include	to exclude
to increase	to reduce
innocent	guilty
inside	outside
insult	compliment
intelligent	silly, stupid
intentional	accidental
interested	bored
interesting	boring, dull
to interrupt	to continue
J
to jeopardize	to secure
jolly	unhappy
junior	senior
K
keen	uninterested
kind	cruel, nasty

L
lack	abundance, plenty
lady	gentleman
to land	to take off
land	water
large	small
last	first
late	early
to laugh	to cry
lazy	active, busy
to lead	to follow
to learn	to teach
to leave	to arrive, to enter
left	right
to lend	to borrow
less	more
to let	to forbid
to lie	to stand
life	death
light	dark, heavy
to like	to hate
liquid	solid
little	big, large
little	much
to live	to die
long	short
to lose	to find, to win
loser	winner
loud	quiet
to love	to hate
lovely	terrible
low	high
to lower	to raise
M
major	minor
male	female
man	woman
many	few, some
marriage	divorce
married	divorced, single
to marry	to divorce
master	servant
maximum	minimum
mean	generous
to melt	to freeze
men	women
to mend	to break
mess	order
midnight	noon
minimum	maximum
minor	major
to miss	to hit, to catch
moderate	extreme
modern	ancient, old
monarchy	republic
moon	sun
more	less
morning	evening
mountain	valley
much	little
N
narrow	broad, wide
nasty	nice, pleasant
native	foreigner, stranger
natural	artificial
near	distant, far
negative	affirmative
nephew	niece
never	always
new	ancient, old
nice	awful, nasty
niece	nephew
night	day
no	yes
nobody	everybody
noisy	quiet, silent
noon	midnight
none of	al lof
normal	strange
north	south
not yet	already
nothing	everything
to notice	to ignore
now	then
O
occasionally	frequently
occupied	vacant
odd	even
off	on
often	seldom, sometimes
old	modern, new, young
on	off
to open	to close, to shut
open	closed, shut
opponent	supporter
order	mess
ordinary	special
other	same
out	in

outside	inside
outskirts	centre
over	under
P
parents	children
part	whole
partial	total
particular	general
to pass	to fail
past	future, present
peace	war
to permit	to forbid
to plant	to harvest
plenty	lack
pleasant	awful
polite	rude, impolite
poor	rich, wealthy
poverty	wealth
powerful	weak
presence	absence
present	past, future
pretty	ugly
private	public
probably	certainly
professional	amateur
to protect	to attack
protection	attack
public	private
to pull	to push
pupil	teacher
to push	to pull
Q
question	answer
quick	slow
quiet	loud, noisy
R
to raise	to lower
rainy	sunny
rear	front
to receive	to send
to reduce	to increase
to refuse	to agree, to accept
regret	satisfaction
to remember	to forget
to repair	to damage
to reply	to ask
reply	question
republic	dictatorship, monarchy
to rest	to work
rich	poor
right	left, wrong
to rise	to sink
rough	gentle, smooth, soft
rude	polite
rural	urban
S
sad	happy
sadness	happiness
safe	dangerous
safety	danger
same, similar	different
satisfaction	dissatisfaction
to satisfy	to disssatisfy
to save	to spend, to waste
to scream	to whisper
security	danger
seldom	often
to sell	to buy
to send	to receive
to sit	to stand
senior	junior
to separate	to connect, to unite
serious	funny
servant	master
to set free	to arrest
shallow	deep
sharp	blunt
shelter	exposure
short	long, tall
to shout	to whisper
to shut	to open
sick	healthy
silent	noisy
silly, stupid	intelligent
simple	complicated
to sink	to rise
single	married
sister	brother
slim	fat
slow	fast, quick
small	big, large, tall
smooth	rough
soft	hard, rough
solid	liquid
somber	colorful, cheerful
some	many
son	daughter
soul	body
sour	sweet

south	north
special	general, ordinary
spring	autumn
to stand	to sit
to start	to stop
start	finish, end, stop
to stop	to start, to go
to stand	to lie
strange	normal
strict	tolerant, indulgent
strong	weak
student	teacher
stupid	clever, intelligent
suburb	centre
to succeed	to fail
success	failure
to subtract	to add
sugar	salt
summer	winter
sun	moon
sunny	cloudy, rainy
supporter	opponent
to suspect	to trust
sweet	bitter, sour
synonym	antonym
T
to take	to give
to take off	to land
tall	small, short
to teach	to learn
teacher	pupil, student
thankful	thankless
terrible	lovely
there	here
then	now
thin	thick, fat
to throw	to catch
tight	loose
tiny	huge
together	apart
tomorrow	yesterday
top	bottom
total	partial
town	village
tragedy	comedy
trivial	important
true	false
to trust	to suspect
U
ugliness	beauty
ugly	beautiful, handsome, pretty
under	over
to unite	to divide, to separate
unity	division
up	down
upstairs	downstairs
urban	rural
urgent	leisurely
useless	useful
V
vacant	occupied
valley	mountain
vertical	horizontal
victory	defeat
village	town
violent	gentle
visitor	host
voluntary	compulsory
vowel	consonant
W
war	peace
warm	cool
to waste	to save
water	land
weak	powerful, strong
wealth	poverty
wealthy	poor
wedding	divorce
well	ill
west	east
wet	dry
to whisper	to scream, to shout
white	black
whole	part
wide	narrow
wife	husband
to win	to lose
winner	loser
winter	summer
to work	to rest
woman	man
women	men
worse	better
worst	best
wrong	correct, right
Y
yes	no
yesterday	tomorrow
young	old

Words	Opposites		Words	Opposites		Words	Opposites
L			outside	inside		south	north
lack	abundance, plenty		outskirts	centre		special	general, ordinary
lady	gentleman		over	under		spring	autumn
to land	to take off		P			to stand	to sit
land	water		parents	children		to start	to stop
large	small		part	whole		start	finish, end, stop
last	first		partial	total		to stop	to start, to go
late	early		particular	general		to stand	to lie
to laugh	to cry		to pass	to fail		strange	normal
lazy	active, busy		past	future, present		strict	tolerant, indulgent
to lead	to follow		peace	war		strong	weak
to learn	to teach		to permit	to forbid		student	teacher
to leave	to arrive, to enter		to plant	to harvest		stupid	clever, intelligent
left	right		plenty	lack		suburb	centre
to lend	to borrow		pleasant	awful		to succeed	to fail
less	more		polite	rude, impolite		success	failure
to let	to forbid		poor	rich, wealthy		to subtract	to add
to lie	to stand		poverty	wealth		sugar	salt
life	death		powerful	weak		summer	winter
light	dark, heavy		presence	absence		sun	moon
to like	to hate		present	past, future		sunny	cloudy, rainy
liquid	solid		pretty	ugly		supporter	opponent
little	big, large		private	public		to suspect	to trust
little	much		probably	certainly		sweet	bitter, sour
to live	to die		professional	amateur		synonym	antonym
long	short		to protect	to attack		T
to lose	to find, to win		protection	attack		to take	to give
loser	winner		public	private		to take off	to land
loud	quiet		to pull	to push		tall	small, short
to love	to hate		pupil	teacher		to teach	to learn
lovely	terrible		to push	to pull		teacher	pupil, student
low	high		Q			thankful	thankless
to lower	to raise		question	answer		terrible	lovely
M			quick	slow		there	here
major	minor		quiet	loud, noisy		then	now
male	female		R			thin	thick, fat
man	woman		to raise	to lower		to throw	to catch
many	few, some		rainy	sunny		tight	loose
marriage	divorce		rear	front		tiny	huge
married	divorced, single		to receive	to send		together	apart
to marry	to divorce		to reduce	to increase		tomorrow	yesterday
master	servant		to refuse	to agree, to accept		top	bottom
maximum	minimum		regret	satisfaction		total	partial
mean	generous		to remember	to forget		town	village
to melt	to freeze		to repair	to damage		tragedy	comedy
men	women		to reply	to ask		trivial	important
to mend	to break		reply	question		true	false
mess	order		republic	dictatorship, monarchy		to trust	to suspect
midnight	noon		to rest	to work		U
minimum	maximum		rich	poor		ugliness	beauty
minor	major		right	left, wrong		ugly	beautiful, handsome, pretty
to miss	to hit, to catch		to rise	to sink		under	over
moderate	extreme		rough	gentle, smooth, soft		to unite	to divide, to separate
modern	ancient, old		rude	polite		unity	division
monarchy	republic		rural	urban		up	down
moon	sun		S			upstairs	downstairs
more	less		sad	happy		urban	rural
morning	evening		sadness	happiness		urgent	leisurely
mountain	valley		safe	dangerous		useless	useful
much	little		safety	danger		V
N			same, similar	different		vacant	occupied
narrow	broad, wide		satisfaction	dissatisfaction		valley	mountain
nasty	nice, pleasant		to satisfy	to disssatisfy		vertical	horizontal
native	foreigner, stranger	to save	to spend, to waste	victory	defeat
natural	artificial	to scream	to whisper	village	town
near	distant, far	security	danger	violent	gentle
negative	affirmative	seldom	often	visitor	host
nephew	niece	to sell	to buy	voluntary	compulsory
never	always	to send	to receive	vowel	consonant
new	ancient, old	to sit	to stand	W
nice	awful, nasty	senior	junior	war	peace
niece	nephew	to separate	to connect, to unite	warm	cool
night	day	serious	funny	to waste	to save
no	yes	servant	master	water	land
nobody	everybody	to set free	to arrest	weak	powerful, strong
noisy	quiet, silent	shallow	deep	wealth	poverty
noon	midnight	sharp	blunt	wealthy	poor
none of	al lof	shelter	exposure	wedding	divorce
normal	strange	short	long, tall	well	ill
north	south	to shout	to whisper	west	east
not yet	already	to shut	to open	wet	dry
nothing	everything	sick	healthy	to whisper	to scream, to shout
to notice	to ignore	silent	noisy	white	black
now	then	silly, stupid	intelligent	whole	part
O		simple	complicated	wide	narrow
occasionally	frequently	to sink	to rise	wife	husband
occupied	vacant	single	married	to win	to lose
odd	even	sister	brother	winner	loser
off	on	slim	fat	winter	summer
often	seldom, sometimes	slow	fast, quick	to work	to rest
old	modern, new, young	small	big, large, tall	woman	man
on	off	smooth	rough	women	men
to open	to close, to shut	soft	hard, rough	worse	better
open	closed, shut	solid	liquid	worst	best
opponent	supporter	somber	colorful, cheerful	wrong	correct, right
order	mess	some	many	Y
ordinary	special	son	daughter	yes	no
other	same	soul	body	yesterday	tomorrow
out	in	sour	sweet	young	old