+750 Opposite Words List in English PDF! Opposite words are words with opposite meanings. In this lesson, we are going to discuss the opposite words. Learning opposite words will help you add more words to your vocabulary. Below is the list of A to Z opposites:
Opposite Words List in English
A Opposite Words
- about – exactly
- asleep – awake
- admit – deny
- ascent – descent
- amateur – professional
- arrival – departure
- apart – together
- abundance – lack
- attic – cellar
- answer – question
- amuse – bore
- ask – answer
- ancestor – descendant
- absence – presence
- attack – defence
- accidental – intentional
- awake – asleep
- argue – agree
- approximately – exactly
- active – lazy
- awful – nice
- animal – human
- accept – refuse
- autumn – spring
- artificial – natural
- arrest – free
- answer – ask
- antonym – synonym
- angel – devil
- above – below
- attack – defend
- annoy – satisfy
- add – subtract
- adult – child
- arrive – depart
B Opposite Words
- build – destroy
- back – in front of
- broad – narrow
- backward – forward
- boy – girl
- bore – amuse
- blunt – sharp
- better – worse
- brother – sister
- beautiful – ugly
- buy – sell
- borrow – lend
- boring – exciting
- birth – death
- break – fix
- bottom – top
- black – white
- body – soul
- big – small
- busy – lazy
- bitter – sweet
- background – foreground
- brave – cowardly
C Opposite Words
- ceiling – floor
- cry – laugh
- complicated – simple
- create – destroy
- correct – wrong
- continue – interrupt
- compliment – insult
- compulsory – voluntary
- careful – careless
- courageous – cowardly
- courage – fear
- careless – careful
- consonant – vowel
- calm – excited
- cry – whisper
- cowardly – brave
- construction – destruction
- cool – warm
- connect – separate
- constant – changeable
- catch – miss
- comedy – drama
- cruel – human
D Opposite Words
- disease – health
- daughter – son
- difficult – easy
- day – night
- desperate – hopeful
- depart – arrive
- division – unity
- delicious – awful
- dead – alive
- dirty – clean
- death – birth
- divide – unite
- danger – security
- descendant – ancestor
- departure – arrival
- dangerous – safe
- defeat – victory
- damage – repair
- divorce – marry
- different – alike
- descent – ascent
- defend – attack
- deny – admit
- deep – shallow
- distant – near
- defence – attack
- dark – light
- dawn – dusk
- die – live
E Opposite Words
- enemy – friend
- enter – leave
- export – import
- exciting – boring
- exactly – approximately
- entrance – exit
- equal – different
- exit – entrance
- exclude – include
- end – beginning
- evening – morning
- extreme – moderate
- expensive – cheap
- everything – nothing
- excited – calm
- even – odd
- everybody – nobody
- ending – beginning
- enjoy – hate
- exposure – shelter
F Opposite Words
- failure – success
- final – first
- finish – begin
- funny – serious
- friend – enemy
- fast – slow
- forbid – allow
- finish – start
- fail – succeed
- first – final
- far – near
- fear – courage
- in front of – back
- front – rear
- female – male
- flat – hilly
- fat – slim
- full – empty
- follow – lead
- fresh – old/stale
- fix – break
- false – true
- floor – ceiling
- few – many
- find – lose
- future – past
G Opposite Words
- gentle – violent
- guest – host
- general – particular
- girl – boy
- generous – mean
- giant – tiny
- go – come
- good – bad
- give – take
- gentleman – lady
- grown-up – child
- guilty – innocent
H Opposite Words
- hilly – flat
- here – there
- heat – cold
- health – disease
- happiness – sadness
- hit – miss
- happy – sad
- heavy – light
- heaven – hell
- hard – easy
- high – low
- hell – heaven
- hate – enjoy
- healthy – ill
- handsome – ugly
- harvest – plant
- high – deep
I Opposite Words
- include – exclude
- in – out
- innocent – guilty
- inside – outside
- increase – reduce
- import – export
J,K,L Opposite Words
- light – dark
- junior – senior
- lose – win
- lie – stand
- lack – abundance
- loud – quiet
- lend – borrow
- lead – follow
- liquid – solid
- laugh – cry
- lady – gentleman
- love – hate
- life – death
- land – take off
- lovely – terrible
- like – hate
- little – much
- leave – arrive
- learn – teach
- live – die
- large – small
- little – big
- let – forbid
- left – right
- late – early
- lazy – active
- land – water
- low – high
- light – heavy
- last – first
- long – short
- kind – cruel
- loser – winner
- less – more
- lower – raise
M Opposite Words
- mess – order
- monarchy – republic
- men – women
- more – less
- maximum – minimum
- marriage – divorce
- minor – major
- man – woman
- morning – evening
- mend – break
- mountain – valley
- minimum – maximum
- miss – catch
- marry – divorce
- married – divorced
- moderate – extreme
- miss – hit
- melt – freeze
- master – servant
- male – female
- many – few
- much – little
- midnight – noon
- modern – ancient
- moon – sun
- mean – generous
N Opposite Words
- nobody – everybody
- notice – ignore
- night – day
- new – ancient
- near – distant
- none of – al lof
- native – foreigner
- no – yes
- noon – midnight
- north – south
- nephew – niece
- negative – affirmative
- not yet – already
- normal – strange
- niece – nephew
- never – always
- nasty – nice
- natural – artificial
- noisy – quiet
- narrow – broad
- nothing – everything
- now – then
- nice – awful
O Opposite Words
- over – under
- open – closed
- on – off
- occasionally – frequently
- occupied – vacant
- outside – inside
- opponent – supporter
- off – on
- outskirts – centre
- old – modern
- open – closed
- odd – even
- often – seldom
P Opposite Words
- particular – general
- polite – rude
- part – whole
- poverty – wealth
- pupil – teacher
- peace – war
- public – private
- powerful – weak
- partial – total
- presence – absence
- past – future
- plant – harvest
- push – pull
- plenty – lack
- pretty – ugly
- permit – forbid
- parents – children
- protection – attack
- pull – push
- present – past
- pass – fail
- private – public
- pleasant – awful
- poor – rich
Q,R Opposite Words
- receive – send
- right – wrong
- rainy – sunny
- rough – gentle
- quick – slow
- regret – satisfaction
- rough – smooth
- rear – front
- rude – polite
- refuse – agree
- rest – work
- rich – poor
- remember – forget
- raise – lower
- question – answer
- rural – urban
- reduce – increase
- right – left
- rise – sink
- quiet – loud
S Opposite Words
- send – receive
- special – general
- shelter – exposure
- stranger – native
- seldom – often
- sour – sweet
- shout – whisper
- strong – weak
- save – spend
- sometimes – often
- sweet – bitter
- salt – sugar
- smooth – rough
- sun – moon
- serious – funny
- start – stop
- safe – dangerous
- slow – fast
- sugar – salt
- shut – open
- student – teacher
- sell – buy
- south – north
- sink – rise
- stupid – clever
- separate – connect
- stand – sit
- set free – arrest
- stop – start
- satisfaction – regret
- solid – liquid
- supporter – opponent
- same – different
- soft – hard
- sunny – cloudy
- shallow – deep
- stand – lie
- sister – brother
- succeed – fail
- servant – master
- start – finish
- security – danger
- soul – body
- satisfy – annoy
- some – many
- suspect – trust
- sadness – happiness
- slim – fat
- subtract – add
- safety – danger
- small – big
- summer – winter
- single – married
- suburb – centre
- senior – junior
- spring – autumn
- sad – happy
- sit – stand
- success – failure
- sharp – blunt
- strange – normal
- short – long
- strict – gentle
- scream – whisper
- son – daughter
- synonym – antonym
T Opposite Words
- tall – small
- thirsty – hungry
- take – give
- tight – loose
- trust – suspect
- then – now
- tragedy – comedy
- tiny – giant
- take off – land
- together – apart
- teacher – pupil
- there – here
- thick – thin
- top – bottom
- terrible – lovely
- town – village
- true – false
- tomorrow – yesterday
- teach – learn
- total – partial
- thin – thick
- throw – catch
U Opposite Words
- urban – rural
- up – down
- under – over
- upstairs – downstairs
- useless – useful
- ugliness – beauty
- unity – division
- ugly – beautiful
- useful – useless
- unite – divide
- V Opposite Words
- village – town
- visitor – host
- voluntary – compulsory
- vowel – consonant
- valley – mountain
- vertical – horizontal
- vacant – occupied
- victory – defeat
- violent – gentle
W Opposite Words
- wide – narrow
- worse – better
- white – black
- wrong – correct
- west – east
- wealth – poverty
- winner – loser
- water – land
- whole – part
- win – lose
- work – rest
- wedding – divorce
- wealthy – poor
- woman – man
- war – peace
- winter – summer
- whisper – scream
- well- ill
- waste – save
- weak – powerful
- wife – husband
- warm – cool
- women – men
- worst – best
- wet – dry
Y Opposite Words
- yes – no
- young – old
- yesterday – tomorrow
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