Opposite Words List
Here are some pairs of opposite words in English:
| Hot / Cold
Up / Down Happy / Sad Big / Small Tall / Short Day / Night Light / Dark Young / Old Fast / Slow Strong / Weak |
Wet / Dry
Hard / Soft Heavy / Light Full / Empty In / Out Left / Right Rich / Poor Clean / Dirty Loud / Quiet Good / Bad |
| Love / Hate
Brave / Cowardly Beautiful / Ugly Smart / Dumb Open / Closed Accept / Reject Healthy / Unhealthy Alive / Dead Give / Take Success / Failure |
Positive / Negative
Honest / Dishonest Optimistic / Pessimistic Forward / Backward Near / Far Friend / Enemy Trust / Distrust Truth / Lie Cool / Warm Deep / Shallow |
| Start / Finish
Above / Below Loud / Soft Constructive / Destructive Fresh / Stale Happy / Unhappy Freedom / Slavery Quiet / Noisy Visible / Invisible Easy / Difficult |
Win / Lose
Male / Female Parent / Child Teacher / Student Inside / Outside Push / Pull Simple / Complicated Single / Married Buy / Sell Borrow / Lend |
| Permanent / Temporary
Fasten / Unfasten Employed / Unemployed Add / Subtract Black / White Rough / Smooth Land / Sea Stop / Go Upset / Calm Straight / Curved |
High / Low
Right / Wrong Famous / Unknown Kind / Cruel Generous / Stingy Light / Heavy Succeed / Fail Joy / Sorrow Sweet / Sour Wet / Damp |
| Daytime / Nighttime
Question / Answer Open / Shut Clean / Messy Near / Far Laugh / Cry Buy / Sell Hardworking / Lazy Give / Receive Profit / Loss |
Short / Long
Smart / Foolish Present / Absent Satisfied / Unsatisfied Safe / Dangerous Right / Left Wild / Tame Together / Apart Truthful / Deceitful Upward / Downward |
