Famous English Words Antonyms

absent – present

abundant – scarce

accept – decline, refuse

accurate – inaccurate

admit – deny

advantage – disadvantage

against – for

agree – disagree

alive – dead

all – none, nothing

ally – enemy

always – never

ancient – modern

answer – question

antonym – synonym

apart – together

appear – disappear, vanish

approve – disapprove

arrive – depart

artificial – natural

ascend – descend

attic – cellar

attractive – repulsive

awake – asleep

dangerous – safe

dark – light

day – night

daytime – nighttime

dead – alive

decline – accept, increase

decrease – increase

deep – shallow

definite – indefinite

demand – supply

despair – hope

dim – bright

disappear – appear

discourage – encourage

diseased – healthy

down – up

downwards – upwards

dreary – cheerful

dry – moist, wet

dull – bright, shiny

dusk – dawn

happy – sad

hard – easy

hard – soft

harmful – harmless

harsh – mild

hate – love

haves – have-nots

healthy – diseased, ill, sick

heaven – hell

heavy – light

help – hinder

here – there

hero – coward

high – low

hill – valley

hinder – help

honest – dishonest

horizontal – vertical

hot – cold

humble – proud

mad – happy, sane

major – minor

many – few

mature – immature

maximum – minimum

melt – freeze

merry – sad

messy – neat

minor – major

minority – majority

miser – spendthrift

misunderstand – understand

more – less

nadir – zenith

narrow – wide

near – far, distant

neat – messy, untidy

never – always

new – old

night – day

nighttime – daytime

no – yes

noisy – quiet

none – some

north – south

qualified – unqualified

question – answer

quiet – loud, noisy

safe – unsafe

same – opposite

satisfactory – unsatisfactory

scatter – collect

second-hand – new

secure – insecure

separate – join, together

serious – trivial

shallow – deep

shrink – grow

sick – healthy, ill

simple – complex, hard

singular – plural

sink – float

slim – fat, thick

slow – fast

sober – drunk

soft – hard

some – none

sorrow – joy

sour – sweet

sow -reap

start – finish

stop – go

straight – crooked

strict – lenient

strong – weak

backward – forward

bad – good

beautiful – ugly

before – after

begin – end

below – above

bent – straight

best – worst

better – worse, worst

big – little, small

bitter – sweet

black – white

blame – praise

bless – curse

bold – meek, timid

borrow – lend

bottom – top

bound – unbound, free

boundless – limited

boy – girl

brave – cowardly

bright – dim, dull

brighten – fade

broad – narrow

build – destroy

early – late

east – west

easy – hard, difficult

empty – full

encourage – discourage

end – begin, start

enter – exit

even – odd

expand – contract

export – import

exterior – interior

external – internal

generous – stingy

gentle – rough

get – give

giant – tiny, small, dwarf

girl – boy

give – receive, take

glad – sad, sorry

gloomy – cheerful

go – stop

good – bad, evil

grant – refuse

great – tiny, small, unimportant

grow – shrink

guest – host

guilty – innocent

ill – healthy, well

immense – tiny, small

important – trivial

in – out

include – exclude

increase – decrease

inferior – superior

inhale – exhale

inner – outer

inside – outside

intelligent – stupid, unintelligent

intentional – accidental

interesting – boring

interesting – dull, uninteresting

interior – exterior

internal – external

obedient – disobedient

odd – even

offer – refuse

old – new

old – young

on – off

open – closed, shut

opposite- same, similar

optimist – pessimist

out – in

outer – inner

over – under

past – present

patient – impatient

peace – war

permanent – temporary

plentiful – scarce

plural – singular

poetry – prose

polite – rude, impolite

possible – impossible

poverty – wealth, riches

powerful – weak

pretty – ugly

private – public

prudent – imprudent

pure – impure, contaminated

push – pull

under – over

unfold – fold

unknown – known

unqualified – qualified

unsafe – safe

up – down

upside-down – right-side-up

upstairs – downstairs

us – them

useful – useless

vacant – occupied

vanish – appear

vast – tiny

victory – defeat

virtue – vice

visible – invisible

voluntary – compulsory

yes – no

yin – yang

young – old

zenith – nadir

zip – unzip

sweet – sour

synonym – antonym

calm – windy, troubled

can – cannot, can’t

capable – incapable

captive – free

careful – careless

cheap – expensive

cheerful – sad, discouraged, dreary

clear – cloudy, opaque

clever – stupid

clockwise – counterclockwise

close – far, distant

closed – ajar, open

clumsy – graceful

cold – hot

combine – separate

come – go

comfort – discomfort

common – rare

compulsory – voluntary

conceal – reveal

contract – expand

cool – warm

correct – incorrect, wrong

courage – cowardice

courteous – discourteous, rude

create – destroy

crooked – straight

cruel – kind

fade – brighten

fail – succeed

false – true

famous – unknown

far – near

fast – slow

fat – thin

feeble – strong, powerful

few – many

find – lose

first – last

float – sink

fold – unfold

foolish – wise

for – against

fore – aft

forget – remember

fortunate – unfortunate

found – lost

free – bound, captive

frequent – seldom

fresh – stale

friend – enemy

full – empty

join – separate

junior – senior

just – unjust

justice – injustice

knowledge – ignorance

known – unknown

landlord – tenant

large – small

last – first

laugh – cry

lawful – unlawful, illegal

lazy – industrious

leader – follower

left – right

lend -borrow

lengthen – shorten

lenient – strict

less – more

light – dark, heavy

like – dislike, hate

likely – unlikely

limited – boundless

little – big

long – short

loose – tight

lose – find

loss – win

loud – quiet

love – hate

low – high

loyal – disloyal

raise – lower

rapid – slow

rare – common

real – fake

regular – irregular

rich – poor

right – left, wrong

right-side-up – upside-down

rough – smooth

rude – courteous

take – give

tall – short

tame – wild

them – us

there – here

thick – thin

tight – loose, slack

tiny – big, huge

together – apart

top – bottom

tough – easy, tender

transparent – opaque

true – false

truth – falsehood, lie, untruth

war – peace

wax – wane

weak – strong

wet – dry

white – black

wide – narrow

win – lose

wisdom – folly, stupidity

within – outside

wrong – right

success – failure

sunny – cloudy