Opposite Words Antonyms In English List: Basic Words Here we have added the list of opposite words in English for the reference of the candidates. Below is a collection of some general and simple opposing words in English. Utilize these antonyms to expand your vocabulary in English. You can read the following general opposite words. Opposite Words In English List: Basic Words Antonyms Words Antonyms In English absent present After Active Brave Bitter Beginning Blunt Before Lazy Afraid Sweet End Sharp Big Small / Little Cheap Expensive Clean Dirty Close Open Deep Day Down Daughter Shallow Night Up Son Early Late Easy Difficult / Hard Enter Far Friend Exit Near / Close Enemy Fast Slow Fat Thin / Skinny Full Empty Good Bad Happy Sad Heavy Light Happy Sad Here There High Low Hot Cold In Out Inside Outside Interesting Boring Light Dark Long Short Loud Soft Many Few Male New Near Over Female Old Far Under Rich Poor Right Left Right Wrong Safe Dangerous Single Married Smooth Rough Soft Hard Strong Weak Tall Short Thick Thin Tight Loose Top Ugly Bottom Beautiful Vertical Horizontal Warm Cool Wet Dry Wide Narrow Young Old Yesterday Yes Tomorrow No Opposite Words In English a to z List Here you can find out the opposite words in English in alphabetical order from a to z. Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'A' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter A tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'A' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● absent - present abundant - scarce accept - decline, refuse accurate - inaccurate admit - deny advantage - disadvantage against - for agree - disagree alive - dead all - none, nothing ally - enemy always - never ancient - modern answer - question antonym - synonym apart - together appear - disappear, vanish approve - disapprove arrive - depart artificial - natural ascend - descend attic - cellar attractive - repulsive awake - asleep Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'B' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter B tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'B' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● backward - forward bad - good beautiful - ugly before - after begin - end below - above bent - straight best - worst better - worse, worst big - little, small bitter - sweet black - white blame - praise bless - curse bold - meek, timid borrow - lend bottom - top bound - unbound, free boundless - limited boy - girl brave - cowardly bright - dim, dull brighten - fade broad - narrow build - destroy Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'C' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter C tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'C' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● calm - windy, troubled can - cannot, can't capable - incapable captive - free careful - careless cheap - expensive cheerful - sad, discouraged, dreary clear - cloudy, opaque clever - stupid clockwise - counterclockwise close - far, distant closed - ajar, open clumsy - graceful cold - hot combine - separate come - go comfort - discomfort common - rare compulsory - voluntary conceal - reveal contract - expand cool - warm correct - incorrect, wrong courage - cowardice courteous - discourteous, rude create - destroy crooked - straight cruel - kind Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'D' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter D tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'D' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● dangerous - safe dark - light day - night daytime - nighttime dead - alive decline - accept, increase decrease - increase deep - shallow definite - indefinite demand - supply despair - hope dim - bright disappear - appear discourage - encourage diseased - healthy down - up downwards - upwards dreary - cheerful dry - moist, wet dull - bright, shiny dusk - dawn Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'E' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter E tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'E' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● early - late east - west easy - hard, difficult empty - full encourage - discourage end - begin, start enter - exit even - odd expand - contract export - import exterior - interior external - internal Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'F' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter F tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'F' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● fade - brighten fail - succeed false - true famous - unknown far - near fast - slow fat - thin feeble - strong, powerful few - many find - lose first - last float - sink fold - unfold foolish - wise for - against fore - aft forget - remember fortunate - unfortunate found - lost free - bound, captive frequent - seldom fresh - stale friend - enemy full - empty Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'G' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter G tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'G' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● generous - stingy gentle - rough get - give giant - tiny, small, dwarf girl - boy give - receive, take glad - sad, sorry gloomy - cheerful go - stop good - bad, evil grant - refuse great - tiny, small, unimportant grow - shrink guest - host guilty - innocent Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'H' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter H tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'H' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● happy - sad hard - easy hard - soft harmful - harmless harsh - mild hate - love haves - have-nots healthy - diseased, ill, sick heaven - hell heavy - light help - hinder here - there hero - coward high - low hill - valley hinder - help honest - dishonest horizontal - vertical hot - cold ● humble - proud Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'I' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter I tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'I' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ill - healthy, well immense - tiny, small important - trivial in - out include - exclude increase - decrease inferior - superior inhale - exhale inner - outer inside - outside intelligent - stupid, unintelligent intentional - accidental interesting - boring interesting - dull, uninteresting interior - exterior internal - external Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'J' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter J tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'J' ● ● ● ● join - separate junior - senior just - unjust justice - injustice Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'K' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter K tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'K' ● ● knowledge - ignorance known - unknown Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'L' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter L tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'L' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● landlord - tenant large - small last - first laugh - cry lawful - unlawful, illegal lazy - industrious leader - follower left - right lend -borrow lengthen - shorten lenient - strict less - more light - dark, heavy like - dislike, hate likely - unlikely limited - boundless little - big long - short loose - tight lose - find loss - win loud - quiet love - hate low - high loyal - disloyal Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'M' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter M tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'M' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● mad - happy, sane major - minor many - few mature - immature maximum - minimum melt - freeze merry - sad messy - neat minor - major minority - majority miser - spendthrift misunderstand - understand more - less Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'N' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter N tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'N' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● nadir - zenith narrow - wide near - far, distant neat - messy, untidy never - always new - old night - day nighttime - daytime no - yes noisy - quiet none - some north-south Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'O' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter O tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'O' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● obedient - disobedient odd - even offer - refuse old - new old - young on - off open - closed, shut opposite- same, similar optimist - pessimist out - in outer - inner over - under Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'P' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter P tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'P' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● past - present patient - impatient peace - war permanent - temporary plentiful - scarce plural - singular poetry - prose polite - rude, impolite possible - impossible poverty - wealth, riches powerful - weak pretty - ugly private - public prudent - imprudent pure - impure, contaminated push - pull Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'Q' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter Q tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'Q' ● ● ● qualified - unqualified question - answer quiet - loud, noisy Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'R' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter R tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'R' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● raise - lower rapid - slow rare - common real - fake regular - irregular rich - poor right - left, wrong right-side-up - upside-down rough - smooth rude - courteous Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'S' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter S tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'S' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● safe - unsafe same - opposite satisfactory - unsatisfactory scatter - collect second-hand - new secure - insecure separate - join, together serious - trivial shallow - deep shrink - grow sick - healthy, ill simple - complex, hard singular - plural sink - float slim - fat, thick slow - fast sober - drunk soft - hard some - none sorrow - joy sour - sweet sow -reap start - finish stop - go straight - crooked strict - lenient strong - weak success - failure sunny - cloudy sweet - sour synonym - antonym Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'T' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter T tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'T' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● take - give tall - short tame - wild them - us there - here thick - thin tight - loose, slack tiny - big, huge together - apart top - bottom tough - easy, tender transparent - opaque true - false truth - falsehood, lie, untruth Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'U' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter U tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'U' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● under - over unfold - fold unknown - known unqualified - qualified unsafe - safe up - down upside-down - right-side-up upstairs - downstairs us - them useful - useless Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'V' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter V tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'V' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● vacant - occupied vanish - appear vast - tiny victory - defeat virtue - vice visible - invisible voluntary - compulsory Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'W' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter W tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'W' ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● war - peace wax - wane weak - strong wet - dry white - black wide - narrow win - lose wisdom - folly, stupidity within - outside wrong - right Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'Y' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter Y tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'Y' ● ● ● yes - no yin - yang young - old Opposite Words In English Starting With Letter 'Z' Aspirants can check the important opposite words in English starting with the letter Z tabulated below. Opposite Words In English Starting With 'Z' ● ● zenith - nadir zip - unzip