The antonyms are those words whose meanings are opposite each other. For example: light – dark .
Antonyms can be nouns ( start – end ), adjectives ( clean – dirty ), verbs ( buy – sell ) or adverbs ( fast – slow ).
They differ from synonyms , which are those words that have the same meaning, or at least equivalent.
- It can help you: Synonyms and antonyms
Types of antonyms
- Reciprocal antonyms. Neither word could exist without the other. For example: buy – sell; give – receive.
- Gradual antonyms. Although they are words with opposite meanings, between the two there are gradual terms. For example: black – white (middle term: gray) or cold – hot , ( middle term: warm) .
- Complementary antonyms. The existence of one term prevents the other from existing. For example: married – single or dead – alive ( a person cannot be dead and alive at the same time).
Examples of antonyms
| Word | Its antonym is … |
| close | far |
| light | darkness |
| ease | difficulty |
| small | big |
| delete | enroll |
| evaporate | solidify |
| top | Start |
| eventual | permanent |
| implicit | explicit |
| topple | institute |
| overthrow | build |
| shut down | to open |
| accentuate | attenuate |
| inadmissible | admissible |
| defeat | triumph |
| to accept | reject |
| identical | different |
| I owe | fertilizer |
| chance | mistake |
| charity | selfishness |
| die | to live |
| just | unfair |
| fable | truth |
| even | unfair |
| weightless | solid |
| blind | seer |
| work | passivity |
| append | disengage |
| moldable | rigid |
| failed | right |
| put off | return |
| show off | go out |
| hang | hook off |
| training | disintegration |
| irresponsibility | responsibility |
| humor | seriousness |
| war | peace |
| pack | unpack |
| slim | thick |
| deny | to access |
| drop | lifting |
| deprave | ennoble |
| effervescence | tranquility |
| pious | impiety |
| moisten | dry off |
| bored | amuse |
| evacuate | to hold back |
| easy | hard |
| future | past |
| general | personal |
| select | common |
| press | break free |
| hit | confuse |
| equality | inequality |
| stench | fragrance |
| inside | Exterior |
| superiority | inferiority |
| cute | ugly |
| tired | rested |
| man | woman |
| dirty | cleansed |
| wise | ignorant |
| to accuse | cover up |
| cease | continue |
| mess | order |
| imperfection | complement |
| change | stay |
| goodbye | Hello |
| sad | happy |
| glory | to embarrass |
| unexpected | provided |
| global | partial |
| search | hide |
| Justice | injustice |
| weariness | joy |
| satiate | limit |
| access | exit |
| have fun | get bored |
| flexible | rigid |
| pacifier | fighter |
| despise | assess |
| frequent | unusual |
| idealistic | rationalist |
| Sure | Dark |
| feasible | unrealizable |
| to put | take out |
| hot | cold |
| you liar | authentic |
| current | past |
| hygienic | unhealthy |
| to adore | hate |
| effects | cause |
| palate | insensitivity |
| snuggled up | erect |
| excite | disappoint |
| center | Bank |
| battle | peace |
| ice | thaw |
| function | fail |
| hill | flat |
| perceptive | clumsy |
| spare | lack |
| guaranteed | uncertain |
| unlikely | probable |
| guess | mislead |
| to mention | hide |
| shorten | enlarge |
| unskilled | skilled |
| order | chaos |
| educated | ignorant |
| advance | to delay |
| place | dislodge |
| settle | uproot |
| together | separated |
| day | night |
| beautiful | ugly |
| infinity | smallness |
- It can help you: Sentences with antonyms
More antonyms
- Cold – hot.
- High Low.
- Give – receive.
- Buy Sell.
- Cute – ugly.
- Day Night.
- Big boy.
- Single married.
- Full empty.
- Learn – teach.
- Odd Couple.
- Poor rich.
- Hate love.
- Darkness – light.
- Weak strong.
- Peace war.
- Far near.
- Closed open.
- Defeat – triumph.
- Dirty clean.
- Long short.
- Expensive cheap.
- Sad, happy.
- New old.
- Late early.
- Good bad.
- Fun – boring.
- Seer – blind.
- Fine – thick.
