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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:
- woman– man
- whole– part
- arrive– depart
- vacant– occupied
- there– here
- satisfaction– regret
- sadness– happiness
- presence– absence
- new– ancient
- near– distant
- miss– hit
- immigration– emigration
- in front of – back
- approximately– exactly
- harvest– plant
- foreground– background
- floor– ceiling
- emigration– immigration
- defence– attack
- dead– alive
- complicated– simple
- careless– careful
- busy– lazy
- asleep– awake
- young– old
- about– exactly
- yesterday– tomorrow
- work– rest
- victory– defeat
- useless– useful
- slim– fat
- arrival– departure
- same– different
- sad– happy
- off– on
- never– always
- moon– sun
- loud– quiet
- immigrate– emigrate
- husband– wife
- go– come
- for– against
- already– not yet
- flat– hilly
- emigrate– immigrate
- defeat– victory
- day– night
- comedy– drama
- careful– careless
- bore– amuse
- ask– answer
- women– men
- wide– narrow
- valley– mountain
- thick– thin
- satisfy– annoy
- safe– dangerous
- present– past
- occupied– vacant
- negative– affirmative
- miss– catch
- argue– agree
- lose– win
- ignore– notice
- humid– dry
- girl– boy
- follow– lead
- empty– full
- defend– attack
- death– birth
- catch– miss
- above– below
- buy– sell
- attack– defend
- artificial– natural
- yes – no
- winter– summer
- vertical– horizontal
- thin– thick
- save– spend
- safety– danger
- private– public
- odd– even
- arrest– free
- nephew– niece
- moderate– extreme
- loser– winner
- ill– healty
- hungry– thirsty
- give– take
- forbid– allow
- fix– break
- elementary– advanced
- deep– shallow
- allow– forbid
- compliment– insult
- ceiling– floor
- calm– excited
- body– soul
- ascent– descent
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