COMMON ANTONYMS
WORDS ANTONYMS
| absence | presence |
| accept | refuse |
| accurate | inaccurate |
| advantage | disadvantage |
| alive | dead |
| always | never |
| ancient | modern |
| answer | question, query |
| approval | disapproval |
| approached | receded, departed |
| abundant | scarce |
| admit | deny |
| advance | retreat, retire |
| artificial | natural |
| arrival | departure |
| ascend | descend |
| attack | defense |
| attractive | repulsive |
| attention | inattention |
| asleep | awake |
| ally | enemy |
| agree | disagree |
| bad | good |
| backward | forward, onward |
| bend | straighten |
| beautiful | ugly |
| beginning | ending |
| below | above |
| bent | straight |
| big | small, little |
| blunt | sharp |
| better | worse |
| best | worst |
| blame | praise |
| bless | curse |
| bitter | sweet |
| borrow | lend |
| bravery | cowardice |
| build | destroy, demolish |
| bold | timid, meek |
| bright | dull |
| broad | narrow |
| clear | vague, cloudy |
| careful | rush, careless |
| calm | troubled |
| capable | incapable |
| captivity | freedom, liberty |
| cellar | attic |
| cheap | dear, expensive |
| close | distant |
| clever | stupid |
| cold | hot |
| combine | separate |
| clockwise | anti-clockwise |
| correct | incorrect |
| conceal | reveal |
| come | go |
| common | rare |
| comfort | discomfort |
| courage | cowardice |
| cruel | kind |
| courteous | discourteous, rude |
| cunning | simple |
| dainty | clumsy |
| danger | safety |
| dark | light |
| deep | shallow |
| decrease | increase |
| definite | indefinite |
| demand | supply |
| despair | hope |
| disappear | appear |
| disease | health |
| discourage | encourage |
| dismal | cheerful |
| doctor | patient |
| dry | wet |
| dull | clear, bright |
| dusk | dawn |
| early | late |
| easy | difficult |
| ebb | flow |
| East | West |
| economise | waste |
| encourage | discourage |
| entrance | exit |
| employer | employee |
| empty | full |
| excited | calm |
| end | beginning |
| expand | contract |
| expensive | inexpensive, cheap |
| export | import |
| exterior | interior |
| external | internal |
| fail | succeed |
| false | true |
| feeble | sturdy, strong, powerful |
| foolish | wise |
| fast | slow |
| few | many |
| famous | unknown |
| forelegs | hind legs |
| fat | thin |
| find | lose |
| first | last |
| freedom | captivity |
| fold | unfold |
| frequent | seldom |
| forget | remember |
| found | lost |
| fresh | stale |
| friend | enemy |
| fortunate | unfortunate |
| frank | secretive |
| full | empty |
| generous | mean |
| gentle | rough |
| gather | distribute |
| glad | sorry |
| gloomy | cheerful |
| giant | dwarf, pygmy |
| granted | refused |
| great | minute, small, little |
| guardian | ward |
| guest | host |
| guilty | innocent |
| happy | sad, miserable |
| hard | soft |
| harmful | harmless |
| hasten | dawdle |
| hate | love |
| healthy | unhealthy, ill, diseased |
| here | there |
| heavy | light |
| height | depth |
| hero | coward |
| hill | valley |
| horizontal | vertical |
| hinder | aid, help |
| honest | dishonest |
| humble | proud |
| hunger | thirst |
| imitation | genuine |
| immense | tiny, minute |
| imprison | free |
| include | exclude |
| increase | decrease |
| inhabited | uninhabited |
| inferior | superior |
| inside | outside |
| intelligent | unintelligent, stupid |
| inhale | exhale |
| interior | exterior, outside |
| interesting | uninteresting, dull |
| internal | external |
| intentional | accidental |
| join | separate |
| junior | senior |
| justice | injustice |
| king | subject |
| knowledge | ignorance |
| laugh | cry |
| lawful | unlawful |
| lazy | industrious, energetic |
| land | sea |
| landlord | tenant |
| large | little, small |
| last | first |
| lawyer | client |
| lecturer | student |
| lender | borrower |
| lengthen | shorten |
| left | right |
| less | more |
| light | dark, heavy |
| like | dislike, unlike |
| likely | unlikely |
| leader | follower |
| little | large, much, big |
| lofty | lowly |
| long | short |
| loud | soft |
| loss | find, win |
| low | high |
| loyal | disloyal |
| mad | sane |
| magnetize | demagnetize |
| master | servant |
| mature | immature |
| maximum | minimum |
| me | you |
| merry | mirthless, sad |
| minority | majority |
| miser | spendthrift |
| misunderstand | understand |
| narrow | wide |
| near | far, distant |
| neat | untidy |
| new | old |
| night | day |
| noisy | quiet |
| North | South |
| obedient | disobedient |
| odd | even |
| offer | refuse |
| open | shut |
| optimist | pessimist |
| out | in |
| parent | child |
| past | present |
| patient | impatient |
| peace | war |
| permanent | temporary |
| please | displease |
| plentiful | scarce |
| poetry | prose |
| possible | impossible |
| poverty | wealth |
| powerful | feeble, weak |
| polite | impolite, rude |
| private | public |
| prudent | imprudent |
| pretty | unsightly, ugly |
| pure | impure |
| qualified | unqualified |
| rapid | slow |
| regularly | irregularly |
| rich | poor |
| right | wrong, left |
| rigid | pliable, soft |
| rough | smooth |
| satisfactory | unsatisfactory |
| security | insecurity |
| scatter | collect |
| serious | trivial |
| second-hand | new |
| sense | nonsense |
| shopkeeper | customer |
| singular | plural |
| simple | complicated |
| slim | thick, stout |
| solid | liquid |
| sober | drunk |
| speaker | listener |
| sour | sweet |
| sorrow | joy |
| sow | reap |
| stand | lie |
| straight | crooked |
| strong | weak |
| success | failure |
| sunny | cloudy |
| take | give |
| tall | short |
| tame | wild |
| teacher | pupil |
| thick | thin |
| tight | slack, loose |
| top | bottom |
| transparent | opaque |
| truth | untruth, lie |
| up | down |
| vacant | occupied |
| valuable | valueless |
| victory | defeat |
| virtue | vice |
| visible | invisible |
| voluntary | compulsory |
| vowel | consonant |
| wax | wane |
| wisdom | folly |
| within | without |
