Learning opposite words will enhance your English vocabulary and speaking skills. In this lesson, we will cover a wide range of English words with their opposites. Opposite words are also known as antonym words. Let’s learn the entire lesson and enhance your English vocabulary skills.
200 Opposite Words in English
These below tables are contains 200 opposite words in English. Learn these words with their opposites and stregthen your English vocabulary skills.
| Word | Opposite | Word | Opposite |
| Above | Below | Backward | Forward |
| Absent | Present | Begin | End |
| Abundant | Scarce | Behind | In front of |
| Accept | Reject | Big | Small |
| Accurate | Inaccurate | Bitter | Sweet |
| Add | Subtract | Black | White |
| Admit | Deny | Blunt | Sharp |
| Adult | Child | Brave | Cowardly |
| After | Before | Bright | Dim |
| Against | For | Buy | Sell |
| Agree | Disagree | Capture | Release |
| Alive | Dead | Careful | Careless |
| All | None | Cheap | Expensive |
| Always | Never | Clean | Dirty |
| Ancient | Modern | Clear | Unclear |
| Angel | Devil | Clockwise | Counterclockwise |
| Angry | Calm | Close | Open |
| Answer | Question | Cold | Hot |
| Apart | Together | Comedy | Tragedy |
| Appear | Disappear | Come | Go |
| Arrive | Depart | Comfort | Discomfort |
| Artificial | Natural | Comedy | Tragedy |
| Ascend | Descend | Cool | Warm |
| Attack | Defend | Courage | Fear |
| Autumn | Spring | Crazy | Sane |
| Awake | Asleep | Create | Destroy |
| Bad | Good | Cry | Laugh |
| Back | Front | Dangerous | Safe |
200 Antonym Words in English
| Word | Opposite | Word | Opposite |
| Dark | Light | Fake | Real |
| Day | Night | Fall | Rise |
| Dead | Alive | False | True |
| Deep | Shallow | Far | Near |
| Defeat | Victory | Fast | Slow |
| Demand | Supply | Fat | Thin |
| Dense | Sparse | Father | Mother |
| Depart | Arrive | Few | Many |
| Descend | Ascend | Find | Lose |
| Destroy | Create | Finish | Start |
| Difficult | Easy | First | Last |
| Dirty | Clean | Float | Sink |
| Disappear | Appear | Follow | Lead |
| Dull | Bright | Forgive | Blame |
| East | West | Forward | Backward |
| Easy | Difficult | Free | Imprison |
| Empty | Full | Fresh | Stale |
| End | Begin | Friend | Enemy |
| Enemy | Friend | Full | Empty |
| Enter | Exit | Future | Past |
| Even | Odd | Gentle | Rough |
| Ever | Never | Give | Take |
| Excite | Calm | Glad | Sad |
| Expand | Contract | Glass | Plastic |
| Export | Import | Global | Local |
| Expose | Conceal | Gloom | Brightness |
| External | Internal | Go | Come |
| Fail | Succeed | Good | Bad |
200 Opposite Words in English
| Word | Opposite | Word | Opposite |
| Graceful | Clumsy | Join | Separate |
| Grand | Petty | Joy | Sorrow |
| Great | Small | Junior | Senior |
| Grow | Shrink | Just | Unjust |
| Guilty | Innocent | Keep | Release |
| Happy | Sad | Kind | Cruel |
| Hate | Love | Knowledge | Ignorance |
| Healthy | Unhealthy | Land | Sea |
| Heaven | Hell | Large | Small |
| Heavy | Light | Last | First |
| High | Low | Late | Early |
| Honest | Dishonest | Laugh | Cry |
| Horizontal | Vertical | Law | Crime |
| Hot | Cold | Lazy | Industrious |
| Huge | Tiny | Lead | Follow |
| Humid | Dry | Left | Right |
| Husband | Wife | Less | More |
| Identify | Misidentify | Light | Heavy |
| Idle | Active | Like | Dislike |
| Ignore | Notice | Limited | Unlimited |
| Ill | Well | Listen | Speak |
| Import | Export | Little | Big |
| In | Out | Live | Die |
| Increase | Decrease | Lock | Unlock |
| Individual | Group | Long | Short |
| Inside | Outside | Lose | Win |
| Intelligent | Stupid | Loud | Quiet |
| Interior | Exterior | Love | Hate |
Opposite Words in English
| Word | Opposite | Word | Opposite |
| Low | High | Nothing | Everything |
| Male | Female | Now | Then |
| Many | Few | Obey | Defy |
| Married | Single | Objective | Subjective |
| Master | Servant | Odd | Even |
| Maximum | Minimum | Off | On |
| Me | You | Old | New |
| Melt | Freeze | Open | Closed |
| Men | Women | Optimist | Pessimist |
| Merry | Sad | Out | In |
| Middle | Side | Over | Under |
| Minor | Major | Pain | Pleasure |
| Miss | Hit | Parent | Child |
| Modern | Ancient | Part | Whole |
| Momentary | Eternal | Past | Future |
| Moral | Immoral | Patient | Impatient |
| Mountain | Valley | Peace | War |
| Narrow | Wide | Permanent | Temporary |
| Near | Far | Poor | Rich |
| Negative | Positive | Possible | Impossible |
| Never | Always | Pour | Sip |
| New | Old | Power | Weakness |
| Night | Day | Positive | Negative |
| No | Yes | Post | Pre |
| Noise | Silence | Poverty | Wealth |
| None | All | Precede | Follow |
| Normal | Abnormal | Predict | Retrospect |
| North | South | Presence | Absence |
Antonym Words in English
| Word | Opposite | Word | Opposite |
| Pride | Humility | Same | Different |
| Private | Public | Satisfy | Dissatisfy |
| Product | Consumer | Save | Spend |
| Profit | Loss | Scatter | Collect |
| Progress | Regress | Scatter | Gather |
| Push | Pull | Scream | Whisper |
| Quiet | Loud | Search | Ignore |
| Raise | Lower | Send | Receive |
| Rare | Common | Senior | Junior |
| Real | Fake | Separate | Join |
| Reality | Fantasy | Serious | Funny |
| Rebuild | Destroy | Shallow | Deep |
| Receive | Send | Sharp | Dull |
| Recede | Advance | Short | Long |
| Reduce | Increase | Shrink | Expand |
| Refuse | Accept | Shy | Bold |
| Regard | Disregard | Sick | Healthy |
| Regular | Irregular | Simple | Complex |
| Reject | Accept | Single | Married |
| Remember | Forget | Sink | Float |
| Remove | Insert | Succeed | Fail |
| Renew | Deteriorate | Small | Big |
| Repel | Attract | Smooth | Rough |
| Rest | Work | Sober | Drunk |
| Right | Wrong | Soft | Hard |
| Rise | Fall | Son | Daughter |
| Rough | Smooth | Sour | Sweet |
| Safe | Dangerous | Spicy | Mild |
Opposite Words in English
| Word | Opposite | Word | Opposite |
| Spread | Gather | Under | Over |
| Spring | Autumn | Unhappy | Happy |
| Start | Finish | Union | Division |
| Stay | Leave | Up | Down |
| Stop | Go | Useful | Useless |
| Strong | Weak | Visible | Invisible |
| Success | Failure | War | Peace |
| Summer | Winter | Warm | Cold |
| Superior | Inferior | Wealth | Poverty |
| Sweet | Bitter | Wet | Dry |
| Tall | Short | White | Black |
| Teach | Learn | Whole | Part |
| Temporary | Permanent | Wide | Narrow |
| Terrible | Wonderful | Wife | Husband |
| Thick | Thin | Win | Lose |
| Tight | Loose | Wise | Foolish |
| Time | Space | With | Without |
| Tiny | Huge | Woman | Man |
| Top | Bottom | Wonder | Comprehend |
| Transparent | Opaque | Yes | No |
| True | False | Young | Old |
| Trust | Distrust | Zero | Nonzero |
200 Opposite Words in English
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