Antonyms Examples 100, English Antonym Opposite Words List - English Grammar Here (2024)

Antonyms Examples 100, English Antonym Opposite Words List

Antonym opposite words contradict each other and meet opposite meanings. A word has synonyms as well as antonyms. When we learn a language, when we learn a word in that language, it will be very useful for us to learn both the opposite and thesynonymsof this word.

Because learning a word with its synonyms increases our competence in that language as well as our competence in speaking and writing. Learning a word with its opposite meanings both broadens our vocabulary and helps our activity on language. There are some things we need to know about opposite words.

Here are 100 antonyms examples;

• about– exactly
• above– below
• absence– presence
• abundance– lack
• accept– refuse
• accidental– intentional
• active– lazy
• add– subtract
• admit– deny
• adult– child
• advanced– elementary
• affirmative– negative
• afraid– brave
• after– before
• against– for
• alike– different
• alive– dead
• all– none
• allow– forbid
• already– not yet
• always– never
• ancient– modern
• ancestor– descendant
• agree– refuse
• amateur– professional
• amuse– bore
• ancestor– descendant
• angel– devil
• animal– human
• annoy– satisfy
• answer– ask
• answer– question
• antonym– synonym
• apart– together
• approximately– exactly
• argue– agree

• bitter– sweet
• black– white
• blunt– sharp
• body– soul
• bore– amuse
• boring– exciting
• borrow– lend
• bottom– top

• boy– girl
• brave– cowardly
• break– fix
• broad– narrow
• brother– sister
• build– destroy
• busy– lazy
• buy– sell
• calm– excited
• careful– careless
• careless– careful
• catch– miss
• ceiling– floor
• cellar– attic
• centre– outskirts
• certainly– probably
• changeable– constant
• cheap– expensive
• child– adult
• children– parents
• clean– dirty
• clear– cloudy
• clever– stupid
• close– open
• closed– open
• cloudy– clear
• cold– hot

• descendant– ancestor
• descent– ascent
• desperate– hopeful
• destroy– build
• destruction– construction
• devil– angel
• dictatorship– republic
• die– live

• different– alike
• difficult– easy
• dirty– clean
• disease– health
• distant– near
• divide– unite
• division– unity
• divorce– marry
• divorce– marriage
• divorced– married
• domestic– foreign
• down– up
• downstairs– upstairs
• drama– comedy
• dry– humid
• dull– interesting
• dusk– dawn
• early– late
• east– west
• easy– difficult
• elementary– advanced
• emigrate– immigrate
• emigration– immigration
• empty– full
• end– begin
• end– beginning
• ending– beginning
• enemy– friend
• enjoy– hate
• enter– leave
• entrance– exit
• equal– different
• even– odd
• evening– morning
• everybody– nobody
• everything– nothing

• frequently– occasionally
• fresh– old/stale
• friend– enemy
• front– rear
• infrontof– back
• full– empty
• funny– serious
• future– past
• general– particular
• generous– mean
• gentle– violent
• gentleman– lady
• giant– tiny
• girl– boy
• give– take
• go– come
• good– bad
• grown-up– child
• guest– host
• guilty– innocent
• happiness– sadness
• happy– sad
• handsome– ugly
• hard– easy
• harvest– plant
• hate– enjoy
• health– disease
• healthy– ill
• heat– cold
• heaven– hell
• heavy– light

• loser– winner
• loud– quiet
• love– hate
• lovely– terrible
• low– high
• lower– raise
• badluck– good luck
• goodluck– bad luck
• major– minor
• male– female
• man– woman
• many– few

• marriage– divorce
• married– divorced
• marry– divorce
• master– servant
• maximum– minimum
• mean– generous
• melt– freeze
• men– women
• mend– break
• mess– order
• midnight– noon
• minimum– maximum
• minor– major
• miss– hit
• miss– catch
• moderate– extreme
• modern– ancient
• monarchy– republic
• moon– sun
• more– less
• morning– evening
• mountain– valley
• much– little
• narrow– broad
• nasty– nice
• native– foreigner
• natural– artificial
• near– distant
• negative– affirmative