In this blog post, we will learn a list of antonyms (opposite words) to help expand your vocabulary and improve your English fluency. Understanding opposites is essential for expressing ideas clearly and mastering conversations. Whether you are writing essays, speaking confidently, or improving your comprehension, learning antonyms will strengthen your language skills.
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Opposite Words A to Z
- Antonym – Synonym
- Arrive – Depart
- Awake – Asleep
- Annoy – Satisfy
- Answer – Question
- Artificial – Natural
- Apart – Together
- Argue – Agree
- Animal – Human
- Alive – Dead
- Amuse – Bore
- Always – Never
- Autumn – Spring
- Allow – Forbid
- Ascent – Descent
- Already – Not yet
- Attack – Defend
- Awful – Nice
- Attic – Cellar
- Ask – Answer
- Ancestor – Descendant
- Angel – Devil
- Ancient – Modern
- Attack – Defend

- Better – Worse
- Bravery – Cowardice
- Bitter – Sweet
- Build – Demolish
- Borrow – Lend
- Break – Fix
- Bless – Curse
- Broad – Narrow
- Bright – Dull
- Bent – Straight
- Big – Small
- Best – Worst
- Brave – Cowardly
- Bold – Timid, Meek
- Blunt – Sharp
- Backward – Forward
- Bad – Good
- Blame – Praise

- Correct – Incorrect
- Conceal – Reveal
- Clear – Vague, Cloudy
- Closed – Open
- Catch – Miss
- Clockwise – Anti-clockwise
- Common – Rare
- Capable – Incapable
- Courteous – Discourteous, Rude
- Cellar – Attic
- Certainly – Probably
- Careful – Careless
- Come – Go
- Courage – Cowardice
- Cruel – Kind
- Captivity – Liberty
- Calm – Troubled
- Clever – Stupid
- Careful – Rush, Careless
- Close – Open

- Doubt – Trust
- Daytime – Midnight
- Dusk – Dawn
- Demand – Supply
- Despair – Hope
- Dark – Light
- Deep – Shallow
- Drunk – Sober
- Dawn – Sunset
- Dry – Wet
- Defend – Attack
- Demolish – Build
- Dormant – Awake
- Defeat – Victory
- Decrease – Increase
- Denounce – Praise
- Dally – Hurry
- Divide – Join
- Dim – Bright
- Docile – Disobedient
- Delicate – Strong
- Discourage – Encourage
- Defy – Obey
- Damage – Improve

- Enormous – Tiny
- Enlarge – Reduce
- Enemy – Friend
- Employer – Employee
- Entrance – Exit
- Enough – Insufficient
- Excite – Bore
- Exceptional – Usual
- Empty – Full
- End – Begin
- Ebb – Flow
- Enjoy – Hate
- Enter – Leave
- Exclude – Include
- Early – Late
- Everlasting – Transient
- Exactly – Inaccurately
- Evil – Virtuous
- Expensive – Cheap
- Excited – Calm
- Exterior – Interior
- External – Internal
- East – West
- Entirely – Partially

- Fat – Skinny
- Frown – Smile
- Friend – Enemy
- Fortunate – Unfortunate
- Fix – Break
- Flat – Hilly
- Find – Lose
- Fake – Real
- First – Last
- Free – Restricted
- Foolish – Wise
- Famous – Unknown
- Freeze – Boil
- Forward – Backward
- Float – Sink
- Fat – Thin
- Few – Many
- Forget – Remember
- Follow – Lead
- Firm – Flabby
- Fast – Slow
- Fall – Rise
- Floor – Ceiling
- Fresh – Stale

- Grant – Revoke
- Good – Bad
- Get – Lose
- Garbage Can – Treasure
- Guilty – Innocent
- Go – Come
- Grief – Joy
- Gentle – Violent
- Generous – Mean
- Gentleman – Lady
- Giant – Tiny
- Guest – Host
- Gallant – Cowardly
- Gratis – For a fee
- Grow – Shrink
- Give – Take
- Good Luck – Bad Luck
- Girl – Boy
- Grown-Up – Child
- Grasping – Generous
- General – Particular
- Heat – Cold
- Hate – Enjoy
- Human – Animal
- Humid – Dry
- Hard – Soft
- Happy – Sad
- Huge – Tiny
- Husband – Wife
- Host – Guest
- Horizontal – Vertical
- He – She
- Hopeless – Hopeful
- High – Low
- Here – There
- Harsh – Mild
- Hot – Cold
- Harmful – Harmless
- Health – Disease
- Hungry – Full
- Hopeful – Desperate
- Heaven – Hell
- Harvest – Plant
- Hit – Miss
- Happiness – Sadness

- Interrupt – Continue
- Inside – Outside
- Intentional – Accidental
- Illicit – Legal
- Inertia – Activeness
- Ignorant – Educated
- Innocent – Guilty
- Important – Trivial
- Instructor – Pupil
- Intelligent – Stupid
- Implacable – Peaceable
- Inter – Exhume
- In – Out
- Increase – Decrease
- Insult – Compliment
- Immigration – Emigration
- Import – Export
- Identical – Different
- In Front Of – Behind

- Jubilant – Downcast
- Jeopardy – Safety
- Jealous – Admiring
- Jocular – Serious
- Junior – Senior
- Joy – Grief
- Jail – Free
- Joust – Peace
- Jocund – Sad

- Kowtow – Disrespect
- Knotty – Smooth
- Knit – Unravel
- Kind – Cruel
- Kin – Unrelated
- Kit – Disburse
- Know – Forget
- Kindergarten – College
- Kick – Receive
- Kennel – Citadel
- Kidnap – Release
- Kudos – Shame
- Kneel – Rise
- Knowledge – Ignorance
- Keep – Give
- Kickoff – Destination
- Knead – Destroy
- Knock – Praise
- Kill – Save
- King – Queen
- Kernel – Exterior

- Loser – Winner
- Love – Hate
- Lose – Win
- Loud – Quiet
- Lady – Gentleman
- Life – Death
- Liquid – Solid
- Little – Big
- Lawful – Unlawful
- Laugh – Cry
- Last – First
- Late – Early
- Left – Right
- Long – Short
- Live – Die
- Lazy – Diligent
- Lack – Plenty
- Land – Water
- Large – Small
- Lower – Raise
- Light – Dark
- Light – Heavy
- Less – More
- Landlord – Tenant

- Midnight – Noon
- Modern – Ancient
- Major – Minor
- Male – Female
- Maximum – Minimum
- Mean – Generous
- Miser – Spendthrift
- Moon – Sun
- More – Less
- Marry – Divorce
- Mirth – Depression
- Man – Woman
- Mature – Immature
- Morning – Evening
- Miss – Catch
- Moderate – Extreme
- Much – Little
- Monarchy – Republic
- Mountain – Valley
- Most – Least
- Master – Servant

- Nasty – Nice
- New – Ancient
- Negative – Positive
- None – Some
- Night – Day
- Nephew – Niece
- Narrow – Wide
- Nasty – Pleasant
- No – Yes
- Nobody – Everybody
- Normal – Strange
- Now – Then
- Noon – Midnight
- Not Yet – Already
- Nothing – Everything
- Near – Far
- Negative – Affirmative
- North – South
- Nice – Awful
- Noisy – Silent
- Neat – Messy
- Native – Stranger
- Natural – Artificial

- Praise – Criticism
- Powerful – Weak
- Pleasant – Awful
- Poverty – Riches
- Pass – Fail
- Partial – Total
- Private – Public
- Peace – War
- Pretty – Ugly
- Poor – Rich
- Plural – Singular
- Part – Whole
- Prudent – Imprudent
- Push – Pull
- Pre – Post
- Predator – Prey
- Plant – Harvest
- Plenty – Lack
- Particular – General
- Polite – Rude
- Plentiful – Scarce
- Put On – Take Off
- Permanent – Temporary
- Pure – Impure
- Present – Past

- Quarter – Whole
- Queen – King
- Quick – Slow
- Quagmire – Desert
- Queries – Answers
- Quite – Hardly
- Qualified – Unqualified
- Quadrant – Circle
- Quietly – Loudly
- Question – Answer
- Quiet – Noisy


- Rapacious – Charitable
- Rich – Poor
- Right – Wrong
- Raze – Construct
- Rural – Urban
- Real – Fake
- Reply – Question
- Radiant – Dull
- Renege – Fulfill
- Rough – Smooth
- Rude – Polite
- Relevant – Irrelevant
- Rainy – Sunny
- Rear – Front
- Rakish – Unfashionable
- Rare – Common
- Rapid – Slow
- Regular – Irregular
- Roil – Pacify
- Retract – Extend
- Resound – Execrate
- Retrench – Augment

- Summer – Winter
- Sun – Moon
- Safe – Dangerous
- Security – Danger
- Sweet – Bitter
- Synonym – Antonym
- Spring – Autumn
- Sometimes – Often
- Start – Finish
- Sour – Sweet
- South – North
- Sunny – Cloudy
- Supporter – Opponent
- Sugar – Salt
- Strong – Weak
- Stupid – Clever
- Sadness – Happiness
- Soul – Body
- Suburb – Center
- Strange – Normal
- Success – Failure
- Student – Teacher
- Strict – Gentle
- Solid – Liquid
- Special – General

- Teacher – Student
- Then – Now
- Teach – Learn
- Terrible – Lovely
- Tame – Wild
- Tall – Short
- Total – Partial
- Tight – Loose
- Tiny – Giant
- Thirsty – Full
- Tolerant – Intolerant
- Thick – Thin
- Together – Apart
- True – False
- Tragedy – Comedy
- Thrive – Fail
- Town – Village
- Tie – Untie
- Transparent – Opaque
- Tomorrow – Yesterday
- Tough – Easy
- Top – Bottom
- Unity – Division
- Untried – Experienced
- Up – Down
- Union – Separation
- Unease – Peace
- Untouchable – Reachable
- Understand – Misunderstand
- Urban – Rural
- Unqualified – Qualified
- Ugly – Beautiful
- Us – Them
- Unknown – Known
- Unique – Common
- Upbringing – Adulthood
- Useful – Useless
- Uncanny – Ordinary
- Ugliness – Beauty
- Under – Over
- Unsafe – Safe
- Untrue – Loyal
- Vanish – Appear
- Victory – Defeat
- Virtue – Vice
- Vacant – Occupied
- Vegetate – Activate
- Vast – Tiny
- Venomous – Harmless
- Veracity – Dishonesty
- Vanquish – Conquer
- Visible – Invisible
- Valley – Mountain
- Violent – Gentle
- Visitor – Host
- Village – Town

- Wild – Calm
- Water – Land
- Women – Men
- Worst – Best
- Winner – Loser
- Warranty – Repudiation
- Whole – Part
- Warm – Cool
- Wealth – Poverty
- Wry – Straight
- War – Peace
- Winter – Summer
- West – East
- Within – Outside
- Worse – Better
- Wet – Dry
- Weak – Powerful
- Wrong – Correct
- White – Black
- Wide – Narrow
- Wife – Husband
- Win – Lose

- Yahoo – Derp
- Yak – Speak concisely
- Yawn – Smile
- Youthful – Experienced
- Young – Old
- Yes – No
- Yearlong – Short
- Yet – Already
- Yap – Be quiet
- Yesterday – Tomorrow
- Yaw – Adjust
- Yelp – Laugh

- Zip – Slow
- Zero Point – All
- Zigzag – Straight
- Zip – Unzip
- Zebra Crossing – Bike Lane
- Zany – Clever
- Zero In – Digress
- Zombies – Angels
- Zephyr – Windstorm
- Zones – Wholes



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