الأضداد Antonyms

Antonyms

Antonyms are words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite of each other for one meaning.

Below is a list of common antonyms:

above – below

absent – present

accident – intent

accomplishment – failure

achieve – fail

add – subtract

adjacent – distant

admire – detest

admit – reject

adore – hate

advance – retreat

affirm – deny

afraid – confident

after – before

aid – hinder

alarm – comfort

alert – asleep

alive – dead

allow – forbid

alone – together

amateur – professional

amuse – bore

ancient – modern

annoy – soothe

answer – question

apparent – obscure

argue – agree

arrive – depart

arrogant – humble

ascend – descend

attack – defend

attract – repel

awake – asleep

awkward – graceful

back – front

bad – good

bare – covered

beautiful – ugly

before – after

bent – straight

better – worse

big – little

birth – death

bitter – sweet

black – white

blunt – sharp

body – soul

bold – timid

bottom – top

brave – cowardly

break – repair

brief – long

bright – dull

bring – remove

boy – girl

busy – idle

buy – sell

capture – release

cause – effect

cautious – careless

center – edge

change – remain

cheap – expensive

child – adult

chilly – warm

clean – dirty

close – open

cold – hot

command – obey

complex – simple

compliment – insult

constant – variable

continue – interrupt

cool – warm

copy – original

countrymen – foreigner

crazy – sane

crooked – straight

cruel – kind

cry – laugh

curse – bless

damage – improve

dark – light

dawn – sunset

day – night

deep – shallow

destroy – create

difficult – easy

dim – bright

divide – unite

doubt – trust

drunk – sober

dull – sharp

dumb – smart

earth – sky

east – west

easy – hard

elementary – advanced

end – begin

even – odd

evening – morning

evil – good

exceptional – common

expand – shrink

fail – pass

failure – success

false – true

famous – unknown

fancy – plain

fast – slow

fat – thin

fiction – fact

find – lose

finish – start

firm – flabby

fix – break

follow – lead

forgive – blame

forward – backward

free – restricted

fresh – stale

friend – enemy

funny – sad

full – empty

gain – lose

generous – stingy

gentle – harsh

get – give

give – receive

glad – sad

gloomy – cheerful

glossy – dull

go – come

gorgeous – ugly

great – small

greed – generous

grief – joy

ground – sky

guard – attack

guess – know

handsome – ugly

happy – sad

hard – soft

hate – love

he – she

head – foot

heal – infect

healthy – sick

heaven – hell

heavy – light

height – depth

help – hinder

hero – coward

high – low

hill – valley

him – her

hire – fire

his – hers

hot – cold

horrible – pleasant

huge – tiny

hurry – slow

hurt – help

idle – active

in – out

individual – group

innocent – guilty

inside – outside

intelligent – stupid

jolly – serious

joy – sadness

keep – lose

kind – cruel

knowledge – ignorance

large – small

last – first

laugh – cry

leading – following

leave – arrive

left – right

less – more

let – prevent

level – uneven

lie – truth

life – death

like – dislike

likely – unlikely

liquid – solid

little – big

lively – inactive

lonely – crowded

long – short

loose – tight

lost – found

loud – soft

love – hate

maintain – discontinue

major – minor

make – destroy

male – female

man – woman

many – few

marvelous – terrible

mature – immature

melt – freeze

mess – tidiness

miscellaneous – specific

mistake – accuracy

mix – separate

moist – dry

more – less

most – least

mother – father

move – stay

naive – sophisticated

nasty – nice

near – far

never – always

new – old

no – yes

nobody – everybody

noise – quiet

none – all

north – south

nothing – something

now – then

obese – thin

obvious – hidden

odd – even

offend – please

offer – refuse

often – seldom

old – young

on – off

one – several

ordinary – uncommon

other – same

over – under

pacify – agitate

pain – pleasure

panic – calm

part – whole

partial – complete

particular – general

pass – fail

passive – active

peace – disturbance

perceive – ignore

permanent – unstable

permit – refuse

pessimistic – optimistic

physical – spiritual

place – misplace

plain – fancy

play – work

plentiful – sparse

plump – thin

polish – dull

polite – rude

pollute – purify

poor – rich

positive – negative

powerful – weak

praise – criticism

preceding – following

present – absent

pretty – ugly

prevent – encourage

pride – modesty

private – public

problem – solution

profit – loss

prohibit – allow

pupil – teacher

push – pull

quality – inferiority

quick – slow

quiet – noisy

quit – start

raise – lower

random – specific

rapid – slow

rare – common

raw – cooked

ready – unprepared

rear – front

reduce – increase

regret – rejoice

relax – tighten

remember – forget

repair – destroy

retain – lose

revenge – forgiveness

ridiculous – sensible

right – wrong

rigid – flexible

rise – sink

rough – smooth

rude – polite

sad – happy

same – different

satisfy – displease

secluded – public

segregate – integrate

seldom – often

sell – buy

send – receive

sensational – dull

servant – master

shack – palace

shade – light

shame – honor

sharp – dull

she – he

short – long

show – hide

shy – trusting

sick – healthy

silence – sound

single – married

single – plural

sit – stand

slave – master

slender – fat

slow – fast

small – large

soak – dry

sober – drunk

some – none

something – nothing

sorrow – gladness

sour – sweet

speechless – talkative

spend – earn

stale – fresh

start – stop

started – finished

stay – leave

steal – provide

sterile – fertile

stiff – flexible

still – moving

stingy – generous

stop – go

stranger – friend

strength – weakness

student – teacher

sturdy – weak

sunrise – sunset

superb – inferior

supple – rigid

survive – die

suspect – trust

take – give

tall – short

tame – wild

teach – learn

temporary – permanent

thaw – freeze

there – here

thin – thick

thorough – incomplete

thrifty – wasteful

tidy – messy

tie – loosen

timid – bold

to – from

together – apart

told – asked

top – bottom

toward – away

tragic – comic

transform – retain

transparent - opaque

triumph – defeat

true – false

truth – lie

ultimate – primary

union – separation

unique – common

up – down

upset – stabilize

urge – deter

vacant – full

vague – definite

vanish – appear

vast – limited

vertical – horizontal

villain – hero

visitor – host/hostess

waive – require

wake – sleep

wealth – poverty

weep – laugh

well – badly

wet – dry

white – black

wild – tame

win – lose

with – without

worship – detest

worth – uselessness

wreck - create

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