An antonym is a word that means the opposite of the other word. For example, night and day are antonyms of each other.
| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| above | below |
| absent | present |
| abundant | scarce |
| accept | refuse |
| accidental | intentional |
| accurate | inaccurate |
| achieve | fail |
| active | lazy |
| add | subtract |
| admit | deny |
| advance | retreat |
| advantage | disadvantage |
| affirmative | negative |
| afraid | confident |
| after | before |
| against | for |
| agree | disagree |
| ahead | behind |
| alike | different |
| alive | dead |
| all | none |
| allow | deny |
| ally | enemy |
| always | never |
| amateur | professional |
| ancient/antique | modern |
| animal | human |
| annoy | satisfy |
| answer | question |
| antonym | synonym |
| approached | receded |
| approval | denial |
| argue | agree |
| arrive | depart |
| arrogant | humble |
| artificial | natural |
| ascent | descent |
| asleep | awake |
| attack | defend |
| attention | neglect |
| attic | cellar |
| authentic | imitation |
| autumn | spring |
| awful | nice |
| back | in front of |
| background | foreground |
| backward | forward |
| bad | good |
| bald | hairy |
| beauty/beautiful | ugliness/ugly |
| before | after |
| beg | offer |
| begin/beginning | end |
| behind | in front of |
| beneath | above |
| best/better | worst/worse |
| big | small/little |
| birth | death |
| bitter | sweet |
| black | white |
| blame | praise |
| blunt | sharp |
| bold | timid |
| borrow | lend |
| bottom | top |
| brave/bravery | cowardly/cowardice |
| break | fix |
| brief | long |
| bright | dull |
| broad | narrow |
| busy | idle |
| buy | sell |
| calm | troubled |
| careful | careless |
| capable | incapable |
| captivity | freedom |
| catch | miss |
| cautious | careless |
| cease | begin |
| ceiling | floor |
| centre | outskirts |
| certainly | probably |
| changeable | constant |
| cheap | expensive |
| cheerful | sad |
| clean | dirty |
| clear | cloudy |
| clever | stupid |
| close | open |
| cold | hot |
| come | go |
| comedy | tragedy |
| complex | simple |
| compliment | insult |
| compulsory | voluntary |
| conceal | reveal |
| condemn | praise |
| connect | separate |
| conquer | fail |
| consonant | vowel |
| constant | changeable |
| continue | interrupt |
| contract | expand |
| cool | warm |
| correct | incorrect |
| country | city |
| courage | cowardice |
| courteous | rude |
| crazy | sane |
| create | destroy |
| crooked | straight |
| cruel | kind |
| cry | whisper/laugh |
| cunning | simple |
| dangerous | safe |
| dark | light |
| daughter | son |
| deep | shallow |
| defeat | victory |
| delicious | awful |
| descendant | ancestor |
| desperate | hopeful |
| destroy | build |
| destruction | construction |
| devil | angel |
| dictatorship | republic |
| die | live |
| different | alike |
| difficult | easy |
| dirty | clean |
| dismal | cheerful |
| divorce | marriage |
| down | up |
| dwarf | giant |
| early | late |
| ebb | flow |
| empty | full |
| encourage | discourage |
| enemy | friend |
| enjoy | hate |
| entrance | exit |
| expensive | inexpensive |
| extreme | moderate |
| fail | succeed |
| false | true |
| famous | unknown |
| far | near |
| fast | slow |
| fat | slim |
| feeble | strong |
| fertile | barren |
| few | many |
| fiction | fact |
| find | lose |
| first | last |
| float | sink |
| follow | lead |
| foolish | wise |
| frank | secretive |
| freeze | boil |
| frequent | seldom |
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