100 Opposite Words in English

What are opposite words?

Opposite words are words with opposite meanings. They are any two words having the exact opposite meanings. Opposite words can be of the same spelling, ‘seed’ is a word that is the opposite of itself, such words are called contronym.

How do learn opposite words?

It can be very difficult to learn all the opposite at once. The solution to this problem is to learn the most common opposite words. Some say that learning the most used opposite words makes the task easier as they are the ones that we used in our daily conversation.

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Below is the list of 100 opposite words in English:

1. woman– man
2. whole– part
3. arrive– depart
4. vacant– occupied
5. there– here
6. satisfaction– regret
7. sadness– happiness
8. presence– absence
9. new– ancient
10. near– distant
11. miss– hit
12. immigration– emigration
13. in front of – back
14. approximately– exactly
15. harvest– plant
16. foreground– background
17. floor– ceiling
18. emigration– immigration
19. defence– attack
20. dead– alive
21. complicated– simple
22. careless– careful
23. busy– lazy
24. asleep– awake
25. young– old
26. about– exactly
27. yesterday– tomorrow
28. work– rest
29. victory– defeat
30. useless– useful
31. slim– fat
32. arrival– departure
33. same– different
34. sad– happy
35. off– on
36. never– always
37. moon– sun
38. loud– quiet
39. immigrate– emigrate
40. husband– wife
41. go– come
42. for– against
43. already– not yet
44. flat– hilly
45. emigrate– immigrate
46. defeat– victory
47. day– night
48. comedy– drama
49. careful– careless
50. bore– amuse
51. ask– answer
52. women– men
53. wide– narrow
54. valley– mountain
55. thick– thin
56. satisfy– annoy
57. safe– dangerous
58. present– past
59. occupied– vacant
60. negative– affirmative
61. miss– catch
62. argue– agree
63. lose– win
64. ignore– notice
65. humid– dry
66. girl– boy
67. follow– lead
68. empty– full
69. defend– attack
70. death– birth
71. catch– miss
72. above– below
73. buy– sell
74. attack– defend
75. artificial– natural
76. yes – no
77. winter– summer
78. vertical– horizontal
79. thin– thick
80. save– spend
81. safety– danger
82. private– public
83. odd– even
84. arrest– free
85. nephew– niece
86. moderate– extreme
87. loser– winner
88. ill– healty
89. hungry– thirsty
90. give– take
91. forbid– allow
92. fix– break
93. elementary– advanced
94. deep– shallow
95. allow– forbid
96. compliment– insult
97. ceiling– floor
98. calm– excited
99. body– soul
100. ascent– descent

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