120 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.

To Expand Your Vocabulary

Antonyms will help expand a person’s vocabulary. It is possible to get a more acute grasp of a word by comprehending its opposite – or precisely what the phrase does not represent – rather than by understanding the word itself.

above	belove
add	subtract
all	none
alone	together
always	back
before	after
begin	end
big	little
cold	hot
cool	warm
dark	light
difficult	easy
dry	wet
early	late
east	west
empty	full
enter	exit
even	odd
fact	fiction
first	last

get	give
he	she
high	low
inside	outside
know	guess
leave	stay
left	right
lock	unlock
loud	quiet
most	least
near	far
north	south
on	off
open	close
over	under
part	whole
private	public
push	pull
question	answer
raise	lower

right	wrong
sad	happy
safe	dangerous
same	different
sit	stand
sweet	sour
there	here
thick	thin
throw	catch
tie	untie
true	false
up	down
vertical	horizontal
wide	narrow
win	lose
young	old
zip	unzip
absent	present
accident	intent
accomplishment	failure