English 300 Antonym / Opposite Words List;
1.about – exactly
2.above – below
3.absence – presence
4.abundance – lack
5.accept – refuse
6.active – lazy
7.add – subtract
8.admit – deny
9.adult – child
10.advanced – elementary
11.affirmative – negative
12.afraid – brave
13.after – before
14.against – for
15.alike – different
16.alive – dead
17.all – none
18.allow – forbid
19.angel – devil
20.animal – human
21.annoy – satisfy
22.answer – ask
23.answer – question
24.antonym – synonym
25.ascent – descent
26.ask – answer
27.asleep – awake
28.attack – defend
29.attack – defence
30.attic – cellar
31.autumn – spring
32.awake – asleep
33.awful – nice
34.back – in front of
35.background – foreground
36.backward – forward
37.bad – good
38.bad luck – fortune
39.beauty – ugliness
40.before – after
41.begin – end
42.beginning – end
43.behind – in front of
44.below – above
45.best – worst
46.better – worse
47.beautiful – ugly
48.big – small
49.catch – miss
50.ceiling – floor
51.cellar – attic
52.centre – outskirts
53.certainly – probably
54.changeable – constant
55.cheap – expensive
56.child – adult
57.children – parents
58.clean – dirty
59.clear – cloudy
60.clever – stupid
61.close – open
62.closed – open
63.cloudy – clear
64.cold – hot
65.compliment – insult
66.compulsory – voluntary
67.connect – separate
68.consonant – vowel
69.constant – changeable
70.continue – interrupt
71.cool – warm
72.correct – wrong
73.courage – fear
74.courageous – cowardly
75.cowardly – brave
76.create – destroy
77.cruel – human
78.cry – whisper
79.cry – laugh
80.death – birth
81.deep – shallow
82.defeat – victory
83.defence – attack
84.defend – attack
85.delicious – awful
86.deny – admit
87.depart – arrive
88.departure – arrival
89.descendant – ancestor
90.descent – ascent
91.desperate – hopeful
92.destroy – build
93.destruction – construction
94.devil – angel
95.dictatorship – republic
96.die – live
97.different – alike
98.difficult – easy
99.dirty – clean
100.disease – health
101.distant – near
102.divide – unite
103.division – unity
104.divorce – marry
105.divorce – marriage
106.divorced – married
107.emigrate – immigrate
108.emigration – immigration
109.empty – full
110.end – begin
111.end – beginning
112.ending – beginning
113.enemy – friend
114.enjoy – hate
115.enter – leave
116.entrance – exit
117.equal – different
118.even – odd
119.evening – morning
120.everybody – nobody
121.everything – nothing
122.exactly – approximately
123.excited – calm
124.exciting – boring
125.exclude – include
126.exit – entrance
127.expensive – cheap
128.export – import
129.exposure – shelter
130.extreme – moderate
131.fail – succeed
132.failure – success
133.false – true
134.far – near
135.fast – slow
136.fat – slim
137.fear – courage
138.good – bad
139.grown-up – child
140.hate – enjoy
141.health – disease
142.healthy – ill
143.heat – cold
144.heaven – hell
145.heavy – light
146.hell – heaven
147.here – there
148.high – deep
149.high – low
150.hilly – flat
151.hit – miss
152.hopeful – desperate
153.hopeless – hopeful
154.horizontal – vertical
155.host – guest
156.hot – cold
157.huge – tiny
158.human – animal
159.humane – cruel
160.humid – dry
161.hungry – thirsty
162.husband – wife
163.in front of – back
164.ignore – notice
165.innocent – guilty
166.last – first
167.lie – stand
168.life – death
169.light – dark
170.light – heavy
171.like – hate
172.liquid – solid
173.little – big
174.little – much
175.live – die
176.long – short
177.lose – win
178.loser – winner
179.loud – quiet
180.love – hate
181.lovely – terrible
182.marry – divorce
183.master – servant
184.maximum – minimum
185.mean – generous
186.melt – freeze
187.men – women
188.mend – break
189.mess – order
190.midnight – noon
191.minimum – maximum
192.minor – major
193.miss – hit
194.miss – catch
195.moderate – extreme
196.modern – ancient
197.monarchy – republic
198.moon – sun
199.more – less
200.morning – evening
201.mountain – valley
202.much – little
203.narrow – broad
204.nasty – nice
205.native – foreigner
206.natural – artificial
207.near – distant
208.negative – affirmative
209.nephew – niece
210.noon – midnight
211.none of – al lof
212.normal – strange
213.north – south
214.not yet – already
215.present – past
216.pretty – ugly
217.private – public
218.probably – certainly
219.professional – amateur
220.reply – question
221.republic – dictatorship
222.rest – work
223.rich – poor
224.right – left
225.right – wrong
226.rise – sink
227.rough – gentle
228.rough – smooth
229.rude – polite
230.rural – urban
231.sad – happy
232.strong – weak
233.student – teacher
234.stupid – clever
235.suburb – centre
236.succeed – fail
237.success – failure
238.subtract – add
239.sugar – salt
240.summer – winter
241.sun – moon
242.sunny – cloudy
243.supporter – opponent
244.suspect – trust
245.sweet – bitter
246.synonym – antonym
247.take – give
248.take off – land
249.tall – small
250.teach – learn
251.teacher – pupil
252.then – now
253.terrible – lovely
254.there – here
255.thick – thin
256.thin – thick
257.thirsty – hungry
258.throw – catch
259.tight – loose
260.tiny – giant
261.together – apart
262.tomorrow – yesterday
263.top – bottom
264.total – partial
265.town – village
266.tragedy – comedy
267.true – false
268.trust – suspect
269.ugliness – beauty
270.ugly – beautiful
271.under – over
272.unite – divide
273.unity – division
274.up – down
275.upstairs – downstairs
276.urban – rural
277.useful – useless
278.useless – useful
279.wealth – poverty
280.wealthy – poor
281.wedding – divorce
282.well- ill
283.west – east
284.wet – dry
285.whisper – scream
286.white – black
287.whole – part
288.wide – narrow
289.wife – husband
290.win – lose
291.winner – loser
292.winter – summer
293.work – rest
294.woman – man
295.women – men
296.worse – better
297.worst – best
298.wrong – correct
299.yes – no
300.yesterday – tomorrow
