Opposite (or antonym) is a word that means the reverse of a word. In this lesson, you will learn an extensive list of 100 opposites in English from A-Z with the pictures.
What Are Antonyms?
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. They can also be called antonym pairs or opposites. They are often used in language to express contrast or to indicate the opposite of a word. They can be single words or phrases and are used in a variety of contexts, including literature, speech, and everyday conversation.
Antonyms can be used to express a wide range of emotions, from happiness and excitement to sadness and disappointment. They can also be used to describe physical characteristics, such as hot and cold, or light and dark. They can also be used to describe abstract concepts, such as good and evil, or right and wrong.
Antonyms can be used to show a contrast between two things or to indicate a change in a situation. They can also be used to make a point more strongly or to add emphasis.
Antonyms can be found in many different forms, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Some examples of common English antonyms include:
- “big” and “small”
- “hot” and “cold”
- “happy” and “sad”
- “light” and “dark”
- “up” and “down”
- “good” and “bad”
- “begin” and “end”
- “arrive” and “depart”
List of Opposites
List of 100 opposite words in English
1. Ability x inability
2. Happy x unhappy
3. Import x export
4. Interior x exterior
5. Maximum x minimum
6. Include x exclude
7. Junior x senior
8. Above x below
9. Majority x minority
10. Optimist x pessimist
11. Superior x inferior
12. Accept x refuse
13. Civilized x uncivilized/savage/barbaric
14. Big x small
15. Acquire x lose
16. Ancient x modern
17. Agree x disagree
18. Alive x dead
19. Barren x fertile
20. Admire x despise
21. Blunt x sharp
22. Bold x timid
23. Bright x dim
24. Broad x narrow
25. Care x neglect
26. Confess x deny
27. Cool x warm
28. Broad x narrow
29. Bold x timid
30. Clean x dirty
31. Cruel x kind
32. Domestic x wild
33. Difficult x easy
34. Dangerous x safe
35. Dark x bright
36. Death x birth
37. Debit x credit
38. Early x late
39. Earn x spend
40. Empty x full
41. False x true
42. Guilty x innocent
43. Fine x coarse
44. Freedom x slavery
45. Fat x thin
46. Foolish x wise
47. Fresh x stale
48. Fear x courage
49. Guilty x innocent
50. Gain x loss
51. Good x bad
52. High x low
53. Humble x proud/arrogant
54. Honour x dishonour
55. Joy x sorrow
56. Knowledge x ignorance
57. Kind x cruel
58. Lie x truth
59. Little x much
60. Masculine x feminine
61. Make x mar/break
62. Natural x artificial
63. Noise x silence
64. Oral x written
65. Pride/arrogance x humility
66. Permanent x temporary
67. Presence x absence
68. Profit x loss
69. Prose x poetry
70. Quick x slow
71. Receive x give
72. Reject x accept
73. Ripe x raw
74. Rough x smooth
75. Remember x forget
76. Rich x poor
77. Sharp x dull
78. Tragedy x comedy
79. General x particular
80. Victory x defeat
81. Wild x domestic/tame
82. Weak x strong
83. Wisdom x folly
84. Youth x aged
85. Give x take
86. Laugh x cry
87. Smile x frown
88. Buy x sell
89. Here x there
90. This x that
91. Never x always
92. Stop x start
93. Wrong x right
94. Tight x loose
95. Love x hate
96. Throw x catch
97. Yes x no
98. Forward x backward
99. Stand x sit
100. Lost x found
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rama
Sunday 8th of August 2021
some words are repeated. are good
khyabi
Thursday 8th of July 2021
its really good :) thanks eslbuzz.com
U ughhh
Wednesday 27th of January 2021
Super
Shivaling
Friday 6th of November 2020
Wow so good
Anupama
Thursday 15th of October 2020
Super opposite word's