Different from synonyms, antonyms are words which have almost opposite meanings. Most words can have one or more antonyms. Each time you learn a new English word, try to find out its antonyms. This is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Following is an antonyms list (or opposites list) from A to Z to help you expand vocabulary.
Table of Contents
Antonyms
Learn antonyms list in English:
List of Antonyms (A-H)
- Above – Below
- Absent – Present
- Achieve – Fail
- Add – Subtract
- Afraid – Confident
- After – Before
- Amateur – Professional
- Ancient – Modern
- Argue – Agree
- Arrive – Depart
- Arrogant – Humble
- Ascend – Descend
- Attack – Defend
- Awake – Asleep
- Bad – Good
- Beautiful – Ugly
- Before – After
- Better – Worse
- Big – Little
- Birth – Death
- Black – White
- Blunt – Sharp
- Bold – Timid
- Brave – Cowardly
- Brief – Long
- Bright – Dull
- Busy – Idle
- Buy – Sell
- Cautious – Careless
- Cheap – Expensive
- Clean – Dirty
- Close – Open
- Cold – Hot
- Complex – Simple
- Compliment – Insult
- Cool – Warm
- Crazy – Sane
- Crooked – Straight
- Cruel – Kind
- Dark – Light
- Day – Night
- Deep – Shallow
- Decrease – Increase
- Demand – Supply
- Destroy – Create
- Divide – Unite
- Down – Up
- Drunk – Sober
- East – West
- Easy – Difficult
- End – Begin
- Even – Odd
- Evening – Morning
- Expand – Contract
- Fail – Pass
- False – True
- Fat – Skinny
- Fiction – Fact
- Float – Sink
- Follow – Lead
- Foolish – Wise
- Forgive – Blame
- Freeze – Boil
- Full – Empty
- Generous – Stingy
- Gentle – Rough
- Giant – Dwarf
- Give – Receive
- Gloomy – Cheerful
- Grief – Joy
- Guilty – Innocent
- Happy – Sad
- Hard – Soft
- Heaven – Hell
- Heavy – Light
- High – Low
- Hire – Fire
- Huge – Tiny
- Hungry – Full
List of Antonyms (H-P)
- Idle – Active
- In – Out
- Include – Exclude
- Individual – Group
- Innocent – Guilty
- Inside – Outside
- Joy – Sadness
- Kind – Cruel
- Knowledge – Ignorance
- Last – First
- Laugh – Cry
- Less – More
- Lie – Truth
- Like – Dislike
- Likely – Unlikely
- Liquid – Solid
- Lonely – Crowded
- Long – Short
- Loose – Tight
- Lost – Found
- Love – Hate
- Major – Minor
- Man – Woman
- Marvelous – Terrible
- Mature – Immature
- Maximum – Minimum
- Mix – Separate
- Moist – Dry
- More – Less
- Most – Least
- Move – Stay
- Near – Far
- Never – Always
- New – Old
- Noisy – Quiet
- None – All
- North – South
- Nothing – Something
- Now – Then
- Obvious – Hidden
- Odd – Even
- Often – Seldom
- Old – Young
- On – Off
- Optimist – Pessimist
- Ordinary – Extraordinary
- Over – Under
- Pain – Pleasure
- Panic – Calm
- Partial – Complete
- Passive – Active
- Peace – War
- Permanent – Unstable
- Play – Work
- Plentiful – Sparse
- Polite – Rude
- Poor – Rich
- Positive – Negative
- Powerful – Weak
- Praise – Criticism
- Pride – Modesty
- Private – Public
- Problem – Solution
- Profit – Loss
List of Antonyms (Q-Y)
- Quality – Inferiority
- Quick – Slow
- Raise – Lower
- Random – Specific
- Rare – Common
- Raw – Cooked
- Regret – Rejoice
- Remember – Forget
- Right – Wrong
- Rigid – Flexible
- Rise – Sink
- Rough – Smooth
- Rude – Polite
- Same – Different
- Segregate – Integrate
- Seldom – Often
- Sell – Buy
- Send – Receive
- Shame – Honor
- Short – Long
- Show – Hide
- Simple – Complicated
- Single – Married
- Sour – Sweet
- Spend – Earn
- Start – Stop
- Started – Finished
- Stay – Leave
- Stiff – Flexible
- Stop – Go
- Strength – Weakness
- Strong – Weak
- Student – Teacher
- Sturdy – Weak
- Sunny – Cloudy
- Superb – Inferior
- Tame – Wild
- Teach – Learn
- Temporary – Permanent
- Thin – Wide
- Tidy – Messy
- Timid – Bold
- Together – Apart
- Top – Bottom
- Toward – Away
- Tragic – Comic
- Transparent – Opaque
- Triumph – Defeat
- True – False
- Union – Separation
- Unique – Common
- Upset – Stabilize
- Urge – Deter
- Vacant – Occupied
- Vague – Definite
- Vertical – Horizontal
- Victory – Defeat
- Villain – Hero
- Visible – Invisible
- Wax – Wane
- Wealth – Poverty
- Well – Sick
- Wet – Dry
- White – Black
- Wild – Tame
- Win – Lose
- With – Without
- Worthy – Worthless
- Young – Old
Antonyms List | Infographic
Antonyms | Infographic 1
Antonyms | Infographic 2
More posts
Synonyms and Antonyms of 160+ Common Words in English
Synonyms and Antonyms! In this lesson, you will learn synonyms and antonyms of common words in English. Synonyms and Antonyms of Words Synonyms of Words Adult >>> grown person After >>> following, succeeding Aggressive >>> hostile Always >>> all the time Apparent >>> evident, obvious Arrive >>> come Artificial >>> false, insincere Authentic >>> genuine […]
Opposites: An Important List of 200+ Opposite Words in English
Opposites! Antonyms or Opposites are words that are opposites of each other. In this lesson, you will learn common opposites in English to expand your vocabulary. Opposites Opposites (A-F) About – exactly Above – below Allow – forbid Already – not yet Approximately – exactly Argue – agree Arrest – free Arrival – departure Arrive – depart Artificial – natural Ascent – descent Ask – answer Asleep – […]
List of Opposites of Adjectives in English
List of Opposites of Adjectives! Following is a list of commonly used opposite adjectives in English you should learn to expand vocabulary. List of Opposites of Adjectives Learn a list of common opposite adjectives in English Slow – Fast Thick – Thin Straight – Curly Light – Heavy Loose – Tight Beautiful – Ugly Big – Small Strong – Weak Healthy – Sick Low – High Poor – Wealthy Brave – Cowardly Lazy – Hardworking Early – Late Selfish – Generous Happy – Unhappy Cold – Hot Dishonest – Honest Friendly – Unfriendly […]