+500 Opposite Words List in English
apart → together
bottom → top
cry → whisper
divorce → marry
final → first
innocent → guilty
mountain → valley
plenty → lack
thin → thick
antonym → synonym
borrow → lend
cruel → human
division → unity
few → many
increase → reduce
morning → evening
plant → harvest
thick → thin
above → below
attic → cellar
catch → miss
defeat → victory
exactly → approximately
hard → easy
master → servant
often → seldom
subtract → add
abundance → lack
awake → asleep
comedy → drama
defend → attack
exciting → boring
hate → enjoy
mean → generous
on → off
summer → winter
arrest → free
break → fix
danger → security
enemy → friend
finish → start
kind → cruel
nasty → nice
poor → rich
tight → loose
ask → answer
buy → sell
day → night
even → odd
follow → lead
large → small
nephew → niece
pretty → ugly
total → partial
accidental → intentional
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back → in front of
compliment → insult
deny → admit
exit → entrance
healthy → ill
men → women
open → closed
sunny → cloudy
amateur → professional
big → small
construction → destruction
desperate → hopeful
fail → succeed
here → there
minor → major
parents → children
take → give
answer → ask
bore → amuse
cowardly → brave
distant → near
fear → courage
in → out
moon → sun
peace → war
terrible → lovely
add → subtract
backward → forward
connect → separate
departure → arrival
export → import
heaven → hell
mess → order
outside → inside
suspect → trust
angel → devil
black → white
correct → wrong
difficult → easy
far → near
hilly → flat
moderate → extreme
particular → general
teach → learn
about → exactly
attack → defence
careless → careful
deep → shallow
everything → nothing
handsome → ugly
marry → divorce
off → on
success → failure
amuse → bore
birth → death
continue → interrupt
die → live
failure → success
high → deep
miss → hit
part → whole
take off → land
absence → presence
autumn → spring
ceiling → floor
defence → attack
excited → calm
harvest → plant
maximum → minimum
old → modern
sugar → salt
active → lazy
background → foreground
compulsory → voluntary
depart → arrive
expensive → cheap
heat → cold
mend → break
opponent → supporter
supporter → opponent
approximately → exactly
boy → girl
cry → laugh
end → beginning
find → lose
inside → outside
much → little
pleasant → awful
thirsty → hungry
animal → human
blunt → sharp
courage → fear
dirty → clean
fast → slow
hit → miss
modern → ancient
pass → fail
teacher → pupil
arrive → depart
brother → sister
dark → light
enter → leave
fix → break
lady → gentleman
natural → artificial
powerful → weak
together → apart
arrival → departure
broad → narrow
dangerous → safe
enjoy → hate
first → final
lack → abundance
native → foreigner
poverty → wealth
tiny → giant
annoy → satisfy
body → soul
courageous → cowardly
disease → health
fat → slim
import → export
monarchy → republic
past → future
then → now
admit → deny
better → worse
consonant → vowel
descendant → ancestor
exposure → shelter
heavy → light
midnight → noon
outskirts → centre
sweet → bitter
adult → child
beautiful → ugly
constant → changeable
descent → ascent
extreme → moderate
hell → heaven
minimum → maximum
over → under
synonym → antonym
asleep → awake
calm → excited
dead → alive
evening → morning
forbid → allow
last → first
never → always
private → public
town → village
attack → defend
careful → careless
death → birth
everybody → nobody
fresh → old/stale
late → early
new → ancient
protection → attack
tragedy → comedy
answer → question
boring → exciting
create → destroy
divide → unite
female → male
include → exclude
more → less
permit → forbid
there → here
accept → refuse
awful → nice
complicated → simple
delicious → awful
exclude → include
health → disease
melt → freeze
open → closed
sun → moon
argue → agree
brave → cowardly
damage → repair
ending → beginning
finish → begin
junior → senior
narrow → broad
polite → rude
throw → catch
artificial → natural
build → destroy
daughter → son
entrance → exit
flat → hilly
land → take off
near → distant
presence → absence
tomorrow → yesterday
ancestor → descendant
bitter → sweet
cool → warm
different → alike
false → true
high → low
miss → catch
partial → total
tall → small
ascent → descent
busy → lazy
dawn → dusk
equal → different
floor → ceiling
land → water
negative → affirmative
present → past
top → bottom
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