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555 opposite words in English

  1. above – below
  2. absence – presence
  3. abundance – lack
  4. accept – refuse
  5. accidental – intentional
  6. active – lazy
  7. add – subtract
  8. admit – deny
  9. adult – child
  10. advanced – elementary
  11. affirmative – negative
  12. afraid – brave
  13. after – before
  14. against – for
  15. alike – different
  16. alive – dead
  17. all – none
  18. allow – forbid
  19. already – not yet
  20. always – never
  21. ancient – modern
  22. ancestor – descendant
  23. agree – refuse
  24. amateur – professional
  25. amuse – bore
  26. ancestor – descendant
  27. angel – devil
  28. animal – human
  29. annoy – satisfy
  30. answer – ask
  31. answer – question
  32. antonym – synonym
  33. apart – together
  34. approximately – exactly
  35. argue – agree
  36. arrest – free
  37. arrival – departure
  38. arrive – depart
  39. artificial – natural
  40. ascent – descent
  41. ask – answer
  42. asleep – awake
  43. attack – defence
  44. attic – cellar
  45. autumn – spring
  46. awake – asleep
  47. awful – nice
  48. back – in front of
  49. background – foreground
  50. backward – forward
  51. bad – good
  52. bad luck – fortune
  53. beauty – ugliness
  54. before – after
  55. begin – end
  56. beginning – end
  57. behind – in front of
  58. best – worst
  59. better – worse
  60. beautiful – ugly
  61. big – small
  62. birth – death
  63. bitter – sweet
  64. black – white
  65. blunt – sharp
  66. body – soul
  67. bore – amuse
  68. boring – exciting
  69. borrow – lend
  70. bottom – top
  71. boy – girl
  72. brave – cowardly
  73. break – fix
  74. broad – narrow
  75. brother – sister
  76. build – destroy
  77. busy – lazy
  78. buy – sell
  79. calm – excited
  80. careful – careless
  81. careless – careful
  82. catch – miss
  83. cellar – attic
  84. centre – outskirts
  85. certainly – probably
  86. changeable – constant
  87. cheap – expensive
  88. child – adult
  89. children – parents
  90. clean – dirty
  91. clear – cloudy
  92. clever – stupid
  93. close – open
  94. closed – open
  95. cloudy – clear
  96. cold – hot
  97. cold – heat
  98. come – go
  99. comedy – drama
  100. complicated – simple
  101. compliment – insult
  102. compulsory – voluntary
  103. connect – separate
  104. consonant – vowel
  105. constant – changeable
  106. construction – destruction
  107. continue – interrupt
  108. cool – warm
  109. correct – wrong
  110. courage – fear
  111. courageous – cowardly
  112. cowardly – brave
  113. create – destroy
  114. cruel – human
  115. cry – laugh
  116. damage – repair
  117. danger – security
  118. dangerous – safe
  119. dark – light
  120. daughter – son
  121. dawn – dusk
  122. day – night
  123. dead – alive
  124. death – birth
  125. deep – shallow
  126. defeat – victory
  127. defence – attack
  128. defend – attack
  129. delicious – awful
  130. deny – admit
  131. depart – arrive
  132. departure – arrival
  133. descendant – ancestor
  134. descent – ascent
  135. desperate – hopeful
  136. destroy – build
  137. destruction – construction
  138. devil – angel
  139. dictatorship – republic
  140. die – live
  141. different – alike
  142. difficult – easy
  143. dirty – clean
  144. disease – health
  145. distant – near
  146. divide – unite
  147. division – unity
  148. divorce – marriage
  149. divorced – married
  150. domestic – foreign
  151. down – up
  152. downstairs – upstairs
  153. drama – comedy
  154. dry – humid
  155. dull – interesting
  156. dusk – dawn
  157. early – late
  158. east – west
  159. easy – difficult
  160. emigrate – immigrate
  161. emigration – immigration
  162. empty – full
  163. end – begin
  164. end – beginning
  165. ending – beginning
  166. enemy – friend
  167. enjoy – hate
  168. enter – leave
  169. entrance – exit
  170. equal – different
  171. even – odd
  172. evening – morning
  173. everybody – nobody
  174. everything – nothing
  175. exactly – approximately
  176. excited – calm
  177. exciting – boring
  178. exclude – include
  179. exit – entrance
  180. expensive – cheap
  181. export – import
  182. exposure – shelter
  183. extreme – moderate
  184. fail – succeed
  185. failure – success
  186. false – true
  187. far – near
  188. fast – slow
  189. fat – slim
  190. fear – courage
  191. female – male
  192. few – many
  193. final – first
  194. find – lose
  195. finish – begin
  196. finish – start
  197. first – final
  198. fix – break
  199. flat – hilly
  200. floor – ceiling
  201. follow – lead
  202. forbid – allow
  203. for – against
  204. foreground – background
  205. foreign – domestic
  206. foreigner – native
  207. forget – remember
  208. form – destroy
  209. fortune – bad luck
  210. forward – backward
  211. free – arrest
  212. freeze – melt
  213. frequently – occasionally
  214. fresh – old/stale
  215. friend – enemy
  216. front – rear
  217. in front of – back
  218. full – empty
  219. funny – serious
  220. future – past
  221. general – particular
  222. generous – mean
  223. gentle – violent
  224. gentleman – lady
  225. giant – tiny
  226. girl – boy
  227. give – take
  228. go – come
  229. good – bad
  230. grown-up – child
  231. guest – host
  232. guilty – innocent
  233. happiness – sadness
  234. happy – sad
  235. handsome – ugly
  236. hard – easy
  237. harvest – plant
  238. hate – enjoy
  239. health – disease
  240. healthy – ill
  241. heat – cold
  242. heaven – hell
  243. heavy – light
  244. hell – heaven
  245. here – there
  246. high – deep
  247. high – low
  248. hilly – flat
  249. hit – miss
  250. hopeful – desperate
  251. hopeless – hopeful
  252. horizontal – vertical
  253. host – guest
  254. hot – cold
  255. huge – tiny
  256. human – animal
  257. humane – cruel
  258. humid – dry
  259. hungry – thirsty
  260. husband – wife
  261. in front of – back
  262. ignore – notice
  263. ill – healty
  264. immigrate – emigrate
  265. immigration – emigration
  266. import – export
  267. in – out
  268. include – exclude
  269. increase – reduce
  270. innocent – guilty
  271. inside – outside
  272. insult – compliment
  273. intelligent – silly
  274. intentional – accidental
  275. be interested in – bore
  276. interesting – boring
  277. interrupt – continue
  278. junior – senior
  279. kind – cruel
  280. lack – abundance
  281. lady – gentleman
  282. land – take off
  283. land – water
  284. large – small
  285. last – first
  286. late – early
  287. laugh – cry
  288. lazy – active
  289. lead – follow
  290. learn – teach
  291. leave – arrive
  292. left – right
  293. lend – borrow
  294. less – more
  295. let – forbid
  296. lie – stand
  297. life – death
  298. light – dark
  299. light – heavy
  300. like – hate
  301. liquid – solid
  302. little – big
  303. little – much
  304. live – die
  305. long – short
  306. lose – win
  307. loser – winner
  308. loud – quiet
  309. love – hate
  310. lovely – terrible
  311. low – high
  312. lower – raise
  313. bad luck – good luck
  314. good luck – bad luck
  315. major – minor
  316. male – female
  317. man – woman
  318. many – few
  319. marriage – divorce
  320. married – divorced
  321. marry – divorce
  322. master – servant
  323. maximum – minimum
  324. mean – generous
  325. melt – freeze
  326. men – women
  327. mend – break
  328. mess – order
  329. midnight – noon
  330. minimum – maximum
  331. minor – major
  332. miss – hit
  333. miss – catch
  334. moderate – extreme
  335. modern – ancient
  336. monarchy – republic
  337. moon – sun
  338. more – less
  339. morning – evening
  340. mountain – valley
  341. much – little
  342. narrow – broad
  343. nasty – nice
  344. native – foreigner
  345. natural – artificial
  346. near – distant
  347. negative – affirmative
  348. nephew – niece
  349. never – always
  350. new – ancient
  351. nice – awful
  352. niece – nephew
  353. night – day
  354. no – yes
  355. nobody – everybody
  356. noisy – quiet
  357. noon – midnight
  358. none of – al lof
  359. normal – strange
  360. north – south
  361. not yet – already
  362. nothing – everything
  363. notice – ignore
  364. now – then
  365. occasionally – frequently
  366. occupied – vacant
  367. odd – even
  368. off – on
  369. often – seldom
  370. old – modern
  371. on – off
  372. open – closed
  373. open – closed
  374. opponent – supporter
  375. order – mess
  376. ordinary – special
  377. other – same
  378. out – in
  379. outside – inside
  380. outskirts – centre
  381. over – under
  382. parents – children
  383. part – whole
  384. partial – total
  385. particular – general
  386. pass – fail
  387. past – future
  388. peace – war
  389. permit – forbid
  390. plant – harvest
  391. plenty – lack
  392. pleasant – awful
  393. polite – rude
  394. poor – rich
  395. poverty – wealth
  396. powerful – weak
  397. presence – absence
  398. present – past
  399. pretty – ugly
  400. private – public
  401. probably – certainly
  402. professional – amateur
  403. protect – attack
  404. protection – attack
  405. public – private
  406. pull – push
  407. pupil – teacher
  408. push – pull
  409. question – answer
  410. quick – slow
  411. quiet – loud
  412. raise – lower
  413. rainy – sunny
  414. rear – front
  415. receive – send
  416. reduce – increase
  417. refuse – agree
  418. regret – satisfaction
  419. remember – forget
  420. repair – damage
  421. reply – ask
  422. reply – question
  423. republic – dictatorship
  424. rest – work
  425. rich – poor
  426. right – left
  427. right – wrong
  428. rise – sink
  429. rough – gentle
  430. rough – smooth
  431. rude – polite
  432. rural – urban
  433. sad – happy
  434. sadness – happiness
  435. safe – dangerous
  436. safety – danger
  437. salt – sugar
  438. same – different
  439. satisfaction – regret
  440. satisfy – annoy
  441. save – spend
  442. scream – whisper
  443. security – danger
  444. seldom – often
  445. sell – buy
  446. send – receive
  447. senior – junior
  448. separate – connect
  449. serious – funny
  450. servant – master
  451. set free – arrest
  452. shallow – deep
  453. sharp – blunt
  454. shelter – exposure
  455. short – long
  456. shout – whisper
  457. shut – open
  458. sick – healthy
  459. silent – noisy
  460. silly – intelligent
  461. simple – complicated
  462. sink – rise
  463. single – married
  464. sister – brother
  465. sit – stand
  466. slim – fat
  467. slow – fast
  468. small – big
  469. smooth – rough
  470. soft – hard
  471. solid – liquid
  472. some – many
  473. sometimes – often
  474. son – daughter
  475. soul – body
  476. sour – sweet
  477. south – north
  478. special – general
  479. spring – autumn
  480. stand – sit
  481. start – stop
  482. start – finish
  483. stop – start
  484. stand – lie
  485. strange – normal
  486. stranger – native
  487. strict – gentle
  488. strong – weak
  489. student – teacher
  490. stupid – clever
  491. suburb – centre
  492. success – failure
  493. subtract – add
  494. sugar – salt
  495. summer – winter
  496. sun – moon
  497. sunny – cloudy
  498. supporter – opponent
  499. suspect – trust
  500. sweet – bitter
  501. synonym – antonym
  502. take – give
  503. take off – land
  504. tall – small
  505. teach – learn
  506. teacher – pupil
  507. then – now
  508. terrible – lovely
  509. there – here
  510. thick – thin
  511. thirsty – hungry
  512. throw – catch
  513. tight – loose
  514. tiny – giant
  515. together – apart
  516. tomorrow – yesterday
  517. top – bottom
  518. total – partial
  519. town – village
  520. tragedy – comedy
  521. true – false
  522. trust – suspect
  523. ugliness – beauty
  524. ugly – beautiful
  525. under – over
  526. unite – divide
  527. unity – division
  528. up – down
  529. upstairs – downstairs
  530. urban – rural
  531. useful – useless
  532. useless – useful
  533. vacant – occupied
  534. valley – mountain
  535. vertical – horizontal
  536. victory – defeat
  537. village – town
  538. violent – gentle
  539. visitor – host
  540. voluntary – compulsory
  541. vowel – consonant
  542. war – peace
  543. warm – cool
  544. weak – powerful
  545. wealth – poverty
  546. wealthy – poor
  547. wedding – divorce
  548. well- ill
  549. west – east
  550. wet – dry
  551. whisper – scream
  552. white – black
  553. wide – narrow
  554. win – lose
  555. winter – summer

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