200 English opposite words

200 English opposite words 

1. Always – never

2. After – before 

3. Allow – reject 

4. Already – not yet

5. Alive – death 

6. Ancient – modern

7. Ancestor -descendant

8. Agree – refuse

9. Amateur -professional

10. Amuse – bore

11. Angel – devil

12. Ancestors – descendants 

13. Animal – human

14. Annoy – satisfy

15. Answer – ask

16. Answer – question

17. Antonym – synonym

18. Apart – together

19. Agree – disagree 

20. Arrest – free

21. Arrival – departure

22. Arrive – depart

23. Artificial – natural

24. Ascent – descent

25. Ask – answer

26. Asleep – awake

27. Attack – defend

28. Attack – defence

29. Attend- miss

30. Autumn – spring

31. Awake – asleep

32. Awful – nice

33. Back in – front of

34. Backward – forward

35. Bottom – top

36. Boy – girl

37. Brave – cowardly

38. Break – fix

39. Broad – narrow

40. Careful – careless

41. Careless – careful

42. Catch- miss

43. Ceiling – floor

44. Cellar – attic

45. Certainly- probably

46. Clever – stupid

47. Close – open

48. Closed – open

49. Cloudy – clear

50. Cold-hot

51. Cold-heat

52. Compliment – insult

53. Dangerous – safe

54. Dark – light

55. Daughter – son

56. Day-night

57. Dead – alive

58. Death- life

59. Deep – shallow

60. Defence – attack

61. Defend- attack

62. Delicious – awful

63. Deny – admit

64. Depart – arrive

65. Departure – arrival

66. Descend – ascent

67. Empty – full

68. End – begin

69. End-beginning

70. Ending – beginning

71. Enemy – friend

72. Enjoy – hate

73. Enter – leave

74. Entrance – exit

75. Equal – different

76. Even – odd

77. Excited – calm

78. Exciting – boring

79. Exclude – include

80. Exit – entrance

81. Failure – success

82. False – true

83. Far – near

84. Fear – courage

85. Female – male

86. Final-first

87. Find-lose

88. Finish – begin

89. Finish – start

90. First-final

91. Fix – break

92. Floor – ceiling

93. Follow – lead

94. Fool – clever

95. Foreign – domestic

96. Foreigner – native

97. Forget-remember

98. Form – destroy

99. Fortune – bad luck

100. Friend – enemy

always – never

ancient-modern

amateur professional

amuse – bore

ancestor – descendant

angel – devil

animal – human

annoy – satisfy

answer – ask

answer – question

antonym – synonym

apart – together

argue – agree

arrest – free

arrival – departure

arrive – depart

artificial-natural

ascent – descent

ask – answer

asleep – awake

attack – defend

attack – defence

attic – cellar

autumn spring

awake – asleep

awful – nice

back-in front of

backward-forward

bad – good

bottom – top

boy – girl

brave – cowardly

break – fix

broad – narrow

careful – careless

careless – careful

catch-miss

ceiling – floor

cellar-attic

certainly – probably

clever – stupid

close – open

closed – open

cloudy – clear

death birth

deep – shallow

defeat-victory

enemy – friend

enjoy – hate

enter – leave

entrance – exit

equal – different

even – odd

excited – calm

exciting-boring

exclude – include

exit – entrance

failure – success

false – true

far – near

few – many

final – first

find – lose

finish – begin

finish – start

first-final

fix – break

flat-hilly

floor – ceiling

follow – lead

forbid – allow

foreign – domestic

foreigner – native

form – destroy

fortune – bad luck

freshold – stale

harvest – plant

health – disease

healthy – ill

heaven – hell

heavy – light

hell-heaven

host – guest

huge – tiny

human – animal

humane – cruel

humid – dry

hungry-thirsty

husband – wife

in front of – back

ignore – notice

import export

in- out

include – exclude

life – death

light – dark

like – hate

liquid – solid

little-big

little-much

live – die

long – short

lose – win

loud – quiet

love – hate

lovely – terrible

low – high

lower-raise

major – minor

male – female

miss-catch

moon-sun

more – less

much – little

nasty – nice

new – ancient

nice – awful

niece – nephew

night – day

plant – harvest

plenty – lack

pleasant – awful

rear – front

right – left

rude – polite

rural – urban

sad – happy

satisfy – annoy

small – big

smooth – rough

some – many

south-north

start – finish

town – village

ugly – beautiful

under – over

wide – narrow

wife-husband

work – rest

woman – man

young – old

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