100 Opposite Words in English with Meanings and Sentences

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Opposite words, also known as antonyms, are pairs of words that have contrasting meanings. They are used to indicate a contrast or opposition between two concepts. In this lesson, we will learn 100 opposite words in English with their meanings and usage in sentences. Learn the entire lesson and enhance your English Vocabulary skills. The given sentences can be used in daily life conversations.

100 Opposite Words with Meanings and Sentences

Here is a table containing 100 opposite words in English, along with their meanings and example sentences:

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Word	Meaning	Opposite Word	Example Sentence
Above	At a higher level or layer	Below	The birds were flying above the clouds.
Absent	Not in a particular place	Present	He was absent from work today.
Accept	To receive willingly	Reject	She will reject the proposal.
Achieve	To succeed in reaching a goal	Fail	If you don’t study, you will fail the exam.
Active	Engaging in physical activity	Inactive	After the injury, he remained inactive for a week.
Add	To combine	Subtract	If you subtract 5 from 10, you get 5.
Admit	To confess or acknowledge	Deny	He will deny all the allegations against him.
After	Later in time	Before	She left after the party ended.
Against	In opposition to	For	He was against the new policy.
All	The whole of	None	None of the students failed the test.
Always	At all times	Never	He never fails to make me laugh.
Arrival	The act of reaching a destination	Departure	Her departure was sudden.
Attack	To begin to fight against	Defend	They had to defend their territory from the enemy’s attack.
Awake	Not sleeping	Asleep	The baby is finally asleep.
Back	The rear surface	Front	The front of the building looks impressive.
Bad	Not good	Good	It was a good day at the beach.
Beautiful	Pleasing to the eye	Ugly	The old house was quite ugly.
Begin	To start	End	We should end the meeting soon.
Big	Large in size	Small	The puppy is small but very active.
Black	The darkest color	White	The snow was as white as cotton.
Brave	Showing courage	Cowardly	He was too cowardly to confront the bully.
Bright	Full of light	Dark	The room was dark without any windows.
Clean	Free from dirt	Dirty	Her clothes were dirty after playing in the mud.
Close	Not open	Open	The store will be open until 9 P.M.
Cold	Low temperature	Hot	It’s hot outside, so we should stay in the shade.
Come	To move toward or into a place	Go	He will go to the store and buy some groceries.
Cool	A moderately low temperature	Warm	The coffee was warm, not too hot.
Correct	True or accurate	Incorrect	Your answer is incorrect.
Create	To produce	Destroy	The earthquake destroyed many buildings.
Cry	Shed tears	Laugh	She couldn’t help but laugh at the joke.
Dangerous	Full of danger	Safe	The area is safe for children to play.
Dark	With little or no light	Light	The room was filled with light in the morning.
Day	The time between sunrise and sunset	Night	We prefer to travel during the day.
Dead	No longer living	Alive	The flowers were alive with vibrant colors.
Decrease	To make less	Increase	The price of the product will increase soon.
Defeat	To win against	Victory	The team celebrated their victory in the championship.
Demand	An insistent request	Supply	The demand for the product was high.
Dense	Closely compacted	Sparse	The forest was dense with trees.
Destroy	To ruin completely	Build	They plan to build a new skyscraper in the area.
Disappear	To vanish	Appear	The magician made the rabbit disappear.
Dull	Lacking interest	Sharp	His jokes were sharp and witty.
East	The direction of the sunrise	West	They drove west to reach the beach.
Easy	Not hard	Difficult	The exam was difficult, but she passed.
Empty	Containing nothing	Full	The glass was full of water.
End	To conclude	Begin	Let’s begin the presentation now.
Even	Equal or uniform	Odd	The numbers are odd, not even.
Export	To send goods to another country	Import	The country will import more cars this year.
Expose	To make visible	Cover	She covered her face to avoid the sun exposure.
Fail	Not to pass	Succeed	Despite the odds, she managed to succeed.
False	Not true	True	The statement you made is false.
Fast	Quick in movement	Slow	The turtle is slow but steady.
Fat	Having much flesh	Thin	She lost weight and became thin.
Female	Belonging to the sex that bears young	Male	The lioness is the female counterpart to the lion.
Few	A small number	Many	Many people attended the event.
Find	To discover	Lose	He will lose his keys if he isn’t careful.
Finish	To complete	Start	Let’s start the race now.
First	Coming before all others	Last	He was the last to arrive at the party.
Float	To rest on the surface	Sink	The boat will sink if too much water gets inside.
Follow	To come after	Lead	She will lead the team to victory.
Foreign	Belonging to another country	Native	The foreign language was difficult to understand.
Found	To establish	Lost	He lost his keys and couldn’t find them anywhere.
Fresh	Newly produced	Stale	The bread was stale and inedible.
Front	The foremost part	Back	She stood at the back of the line.
Full	Containing as much or as many as possible	Empty	The glass was empty after he finished drinking.
Future	A time that is to come	Past	We can learn from our past mistakes.
Gentle	Considerate or kindly in disposition	Rough	The sea was rough, making it difficult to sail.
Give	To offer	Take	He will take the gift from her.
Good	To be desired or approved	Bad	The movie was bad, but the food was good.
Happy	Feeling or showing pleasure	Sad	She was sad when her pet died.
Hard	Firm to the touch	Soft	The pillow was soft and comfortable.
Hate	Intense dislike	Love	She couldn’t help but love the puppy.
Healthy	In good health	Unhealthy	He needs to improve his eating habits for a healthy lifestyle.
Heavy	Of great weight	Light	The feather was light as a breeze.
Hello	Used as a greeting	Goodbye	They said their goodbyes and left the party.
High	Of great vertical extent	Low	The airplane was flying at a high altitude.
Hot	High temperature	Cold	She prefers her tea hot, not cold.
Husband	A married man	Wife	He and his wife went on vacation.
In	Located inside	Out	The cat went out through the open door.
Include	To contain	Exclude	The package will exclude any perishable items.
Increase	To make greater	Decrease	The temperature will decrease in the evening.
Inside	Located within	Outside	The children played outside in the garden.
Interesting	Engaging or exciting	Boring	The book was boring and hard to finish.
Joy	A feeling of great pleasure	Sorrow	She felt sorrow after her grandmother’s passing.
Laugh	To express joy	Cry	She couldn’t help but laugh at the joke.
Left	Situated on the side	Right	Turn right at the traffic light.
Less	A smaller amount	More	He has more friends than I do.
Light	The natural agent	Heavy	The box was too heavy for her to lift.
Little	Small in size	Much	She has much to learn from her mentor.
Long	Extending a great distance	Short	Her hair is long and beautiful.
Lose	To be deprived of	Win	They will win the game if they play well.
Love	An intense feeling	Hate	She couldn’t help but love the puppy.
Low	Of less than average height	High	The table was low and easy to reach.
Male	Belonging to the sex that produces small, typically motile gametes	Female	The male lion was resting under the tree.
Many	A large number	Few	Few people attended the meeting.
Max	The maximum value	Min	The temperature will reach its maximum at noon.
More	A greater amount	Less	He has more money than his brother.
Near	At a short distance	Far	The grocery store is near the park.
Never	At no time	Always	She always helps me when I’m in need.
New	Not existing before	Old	The old house had a lot of history.
Night	The time between sunset and sunrise	Day	They prefer to travel during the day.
No	Used to give a negative response	Yes	She said yes to the invitation.
None	Not any	All	All of the students passed the test.
North	The direction of the compass	South	They traveled south for the winter.
Off	Inactive	On	Please turn off the lights when you leave.
Often	Many times	Seldom	He seldom goes to the movies.
Old	Having been in existence for a long time	New	The new car was shiny and modern.
Open	Not shut	Closed	The door was closed, so he knocked.
Out	Located outside	In	The cat went in through the open window.
Over	Extending directly upward	Under	The cat jumped over the fence.
Part	A piece or segment	Whole	She ate the whole pizza by herself.
Past	Gone by in time	Future	We can learn from our past mistakes.
Poor	Lacking sufficient money	Rich	The rich businessman donated to the charity.
Possible	Able to be done	Impossible	It seemed impossible to climb the mountain.
Pull	To exert force	Push	He had to push the door to open it.
Raise	To elevate	Lower	She will lower the volume of the music.
Rich	Having a great deal of money	Poor	The poor family struggled to make ends meet.
Right	In accordance with what is good	Wrong	She realized she was wrong and apologized.
Rise	To move upward	Fall	The sun will rise in the east.
Rough	Not smooth	Smooth	The surface was smooth and shiny.
Safe	Not likely to be harmed	Dangerous	The area is dangerous after dark.
Same	Not alike	Different	They have different preferences.
Save	To keep for future use	Spend	He will spend his money on a new car.
Scatter	To throw in various random directions	Gather	She will gather the papers from the table.
Separate	To set or keep apart	Together	They will come together for the reunion.
Short	Not long	Tall	He was tall and could reach the top shelf easily.
Shrink	To become smaller	Grow	The woolen sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.
Sick	Affected by physical or mental illness	Healthy	She stayed home because she felt sick.
Simple	Not difficult	Complicated	The solution to the problem was complicated.
Single	Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship	Married	He is happily married to his high school sweetheart.
Sink	To descend	Float	The boat will float if you distribute the weight evenly.
Sit	To be seated	Stand	Please stand up when the national anthem plays.
Slow	Not quick	Fast	The turtle is slow but steady.
Smooth	Even and regular	Rough	The surface was rough and hard to walk on.
Soft	Easy to mold	Hard	The pillow was hard and uncomfortable.
Some	An unspecified amount or number	None	None of the guests arrived on time.
Son	A male child	Daughter	His daughter is studying abroad.
Sour	Having an acidic taste	Sweet	The candy was sweet and delicious.
Start	To begin	Finish	Let’s finish the project before the deadline.
Stop	To cease moving	Go	The traffic light turned green, signaling them to go.
Strong	Physically powerful	Weak	The weak bridge could not support heavy trucks.
Success	Accomplishment of an aim or purpose	Failure	Despite the challenges, she achieved success.
Summer	The warmest season	Winter	They prefer to travel in the summer.
Sunrise	The time when the sun appears	Sunset	They watched the beautiful sunset at the beach.
Sweet	Having a pleasant taste	Bitter	The coffee was bitter without sugar.
Take	To accept	Give	She will give the gift to her friend.
Tall	Of great height	Short	He was short compared to his classmates.
Teacher	A person who teaches	Student	The teacher was patient with her students.
Thick	Having a large distance	Thin	The book was thick and heavy to carry.
True	Accordant with fact or reality	False	His statement was true and accurate.
Up	Toward a higher place	Down	The elevator was going down to the ground floor.
Upset	To disturb mentally	Pleased	She was upset about the news.
Urban	Relating to, or characteristic of a town or city	Rural	He preferred the rural life to the busy urban lifestyle.
Visible	Able to be seen	Invisible	The ghost was invisible to the naked eye.
War	A state of armed conflict	Peace	The country was finally at peace after years of war.
Wet	Covered or saturated with water	Dry	The towel was dry and ready to use.
Wife	A married woman	Husband	She and her husband went on vacation.
Win	To be victorious	Lose	They will lose the game if they don’t play well.
Wise	Having or showing experience	Foolish	He was wise beyond his years.
Young	Having lived for only a short time	Old	The old man had many stories to tell.