100 Opposite Words List in English
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Opposites
Opposites (antonyms) are words that contain contradictory characteristics, that is, words that are opposed to one another in terms of meaning. Everyone should be taught how to appropriately use words that have antonyms. It is vital in tests as well as in everyday life, in terms of utilizing the language appropriately and successfully expressing oneself in a variety of situations.
Antonyms are only words that have meanings that are opposed to each other; for example, the negative connotation of a word with a positive meaning cannot be considered an antonym. For example, the phrase “not descending,” which is the negative meaning of the word descend, cannot be considered an antonym. The opposite of the descend is the word ascend. Along with that not every word has an opposite.
If you wish to express yourself with more delicacy or precision in your language choices, you’ll need antonyms. The following are some of the reasons why comprehending this principle is critical.
100 Opposite Words List in English
1.stop-go
2.forget-remember
3.former-latter
4.forward-backward
5.frequent-infrequent
6.sharp-dull
7.she-he
8.shout-whisper
9.shrink-expand
10.sick-well
11.simple-complicated
12.sink-float
13.sit-stand
14.slavery-freedom
15.slow-fast
16.small-large
17.smart-dumb
18.smile-frown
19.soft-hard
20.solid-liquid
21.literal-figurative
22.little-big
23.lock-unlock
24.long-short
25.loose-tight
26.lose-find
27.lost-found
28.loud-soft
29.love-hate
30.straight-crooked
31.in-out
32.inside-outside
33.joy-grief
34.kind-mean
35.king-queen
36.knowledge-ignorance
37.known-unknown
38.large-small
39.last-first
40.laugh-cry
41.lazy-industrious
42.admit-deny
43.advance-retreat
44.stranger-friend
45.strengthen-weaken
46.strong-weak
47.summer-winter
48.sun-moon
49.sweet-sour
50.beneath-above
51.best-worst
52.bitter-sweet
53.black-white
54.borrow-lend
55.bottom-top
56.boy-girl
57.brave-scared
58.against-for
59.ahead-behind
60.all-none
61.always-never
62.antique-modern
63.asleep-awake
64.attack-defend
65.aunt-uncle
66.authentic-imitation
67.awake- asleep
68.bad-good
69.bald-hairy
70.beautiful-ugly
71.brother-sister
72.buy-sell
73.drunk-sober
74.dry-wet
75.hungry-full
76.husband-wife
77.combine-separate
78.comedy-tragedy
79.reward-punishment
80.right-wrong
81.rough-smooth
82.south-north
83.spend-save
84.start-finish
85.stationary-movable
86.sweet-sour
87.swift-slow
88.take-give
89.tall-short
90.come-go
91.complete-incomplete
92.condemn-praise
93.conquer-fail
94.contract-expand
95.cool-warm
96.country-city
97.high-low
98.him-her
99.hit-miss
100.crooked-straight
