List of antonyms

Antonym Letter A

above – below

absent – present

abundant – scarce

accept – refuse

accidental – intentional

accurate – incorrect

admit – deny

advance – retreat

after – before

against – for

ahead – behind

all – none

always – never

antique – modern

asleep – awake

attack – defend

aunt – uncle

authentic – imitation

awake – asleep

Antonym Letter B

bad – good

bald – hairy

beautiful – ugly

beginning – end

beg – offer

beneath – above

best – worst

bitter – sweet

black – white

borrow – lend

bottom – top

boy – girl

brave – scared

break – fix

brother – sister

buy – sell

Antonym Letter C

careful – careless

catch – throw

cease – begin

certain – ucertain

cheerful – sad

city – country

closed – open

cold – hot

combine – separate

comedy – tragedy

come – go

complete – incomplete

condemn – praise

conquer – fail

contract – expand

cool – warm

country – city

crooked – straight

cruel – kind

Antonym Letter D

dangerous – safe

dark – light

daughter – son

day – night

dead-alive

death – life

deep – shallow

depart – arrive

destroy – create

different – same

dirty – clean

discourage – encourage

disgrace – honor

drunk – sober

dry – wet

dwarf – giant

Antonym Letter E

early – late

east – west

easy – hard

empty – full

entrance – exit

evil – good

exciting – dull

exhibit – conceal

exit – entrance

expensive – cheap

exterior – interior

extinguish – ignite

Antonym Letter F

fail – succeed

fall – spring

fancy – plain

fat – skinny

fat – thin

fertile – barren

few – many

fiction – fact

find – lose

finish – begin

first – last

floor – ceiling

foolish – wise

forget – remember

former – latter

forward – backward

frequent – infrequent

friend – enemy

from – to

front – back

Antonym Letter G

gain – loss

gather – scatter

generous – stingy

genuine – fake

give – take

graceful – clumsy

grin – frown

guilty – innocent

Antonym Letter H

happy – sad

hard – soft

harmony – discord

harsh – mild

healthy – sick

heavy – light

hide – show

high – low

him – her

hit – miss

hungry – full

husband – wife

Antonym Letter I

idle – busy

illegal – lawful

imaginary – real

import – export

imprison – free

include – exclude

increase – decrease

in – out

inside – outside

Antonym Letter J

joy – grief

Jab – Pull

Jabber – Conceal

Jaded – Refresh

Jargon – Standard

Jaundice – Empathy

Jeopardize – Protect

Jubilation – Unhappiness

Judiciary – Illegal

Jumble – Order

Antonym Letter K

kind – mean

king – queen

knowledge – ignorance

known – unknown

Antonym Letter L

large – small

last – first

laugh – cry

lazy – industrious

lead – follow

left – right

length – width

less – more

literal – figurative

little – big

lock – unlock

long – short

loose – tight

lose – find

lost – found

loud – soft

love – hate

lower – raise

Antonym Letter M

majority – minority

man – woman

maximum – minimum

merciful – cruel

miserable – happy

mix – sort

moist – dry

morning – evening

morning – night

most – least

mother – father

Antonym Letter N

naked – clothed

near – far

necessary – useless

nephew – niece

never – always

new – old

noisy – quiet

north – south

nourish – starve

no – yes

Antonym Letter O

obey – disobey

off – on

old – new

open – close

outer – inner

out – in

over – under

Antonym Letter P

part – whole

patient – impatient

perfect – faulty

permit – forbid

polite – rude

poor – rich

positive – negative

private – public

prohibit – allow

push – pull

Antonym Letter Q

questing – answer

quick – slow

Antonym Letter R

raise – lower

raw – cooked

reluctant – enthusiastic

remember – forget

reward – punishment

right – wrong

rough – smooth

rural – urban

Antonym Letter S

sane – insane

seldom – often

selfish – unselfish

send – receive

sharp – dull

she – he

shout – whisper

shrink – expand

sick – well

simple – complicated

sink – float

sit – stand

slavery – freedom

slow – fast

small – large

smart – dumb

smile – frown

soft – hard

solid – liquid

south – north

spend – save

start – finish

stationary – movable

stay – go

stop – go

straight – crooked

stranger – friend

strengthen – weaken

strong – weak

summer – winter

sun – moon

sweet – sour

sweet – sour

swift – slow

Antonym Letter T

take – give

tall – short

tame – wild

tardy – early

temporary – permanent

thaw – freeze

thick – thin

tight – loose

together – apart

top – bottom

tough – tender

triumph – fail

true – false

Antonym Letter U

ugly – pretty

unbreakable – fragile

under – over

unique – ordinary

up – down

useful – useless

usually – rarely

Antonym Letter V

vacant – occupied

vanish – appear

victory – defeat

villain – hero

violent – gentle

Antonym Letter W

walk – run

warm – cool

war – peace

weak – strong

wealth – poverty

wet – dry

whisper – yell

white – black

wide – narrow

wild – tame

win – lose

winter – summer

work – play

worthless – valuable

wrong – right

Antonym Letter Y

yes – no

young – old