Learning English becomes much easier when you know the words and their opposites. Opposite words (also called antonyms) are pairs of words that have completely different meanings, like hot and cold or big and small. Knowing them helps you speak more clearly, write more effectively, and understand what you read and hear. It also makes your sentences more interesting and precise. In this article, you will find a complete A to Z list of 500+ opposite words, and you can even download it as a PDF to practice anytime. Step by step, you will expand your vocabulary and feel more confident using English in daily life.
500+ A To Z Opposite Words
In this section, we are going to help you learn the 500+ English words with their opposites. When you will learn the entire lesson, there is no chance to find any new lesson on opposite words. We attached a free PDF book of these antonym words at the bottom of this page. You can download it for free.
Now, let’s begin with today’s lesson, which is going to help us to learn the English words with their opposites:
500+ A To Z Opposite Words List
Here, we will provide the opposite words in the table along with their image.
| Words | Opposite | Words | Opposite |
| Allow | Forbid | Answer | Question |
| Already | Not yet | Antonym | Synonym |
| Always | Never | Apart | Together |
| Ancient | Modern | Argue | Agree |
| Amateur | Professional | Arrest | Free |
| Amuse | Bore | Arrival | Departure |
| Ancestor | Descendant | Arrive | Depart |
| Angel | Devil | Artificial | Natural |
| Animal | Human | Ascent | Descent |
| Annoy | Satisfy | Ask | Answer |
| Answer | Ask | Asleep | Awake |
| Attack | Defend | Brave | Cowardly |
| Attack | Defense | Break | Fix |
| Attic | Cellar | Broad | Narrow |
| Autumn | Spring | Careful | Careless |
| Awake | Asleep | Careless | Careful |
| Awful | Nice | Catch | Miss |
| Back | In front of | Ceiling | Floor |
| Backward | Forward | Cellar | Attic |
| Bad | Good | Certainly | Probably |
| Bottom | Top | Clever | Stupid |
| Boy | Girl | Close | Open |
A-Z Opposite Words List
| Words | Opposite | Words | Opposite |
| Closed | Open | Equal | Different |
| Cloudy | Clear | Even | Odd |
| Death | Birth | Excited | Calm |
| Deep | Shallow | Exciting | Boring |
| Defeat | Victory | Exclude | Include |
| End | Beginning | Exit | Entrance |
| Ending | Beginning | Failure | Success |
| Enemy | Friend | False | True |
| Enjoy | Hate | Far | Near |
| Enter | Leave | Few | Many |
| Entrance | Exit | Final | First |
| Find | Lose | Form | Destroy |
| Finish | Begin | Fortune | Bad luck |
| Finish | Start | Fresh | Old/stale |
| First | Final | Harvest | Plant |
| Fix | Break | Health | Disease |
| Flat | Hilly | Healthy | Ill |
| Floor | Ceiling | Heaven | Hell |
| Follow | Lead | Heavy | Light |
| Forbid | Allow | Hell | Heaven |
| Foreign | Domestic | Host | Guest |
| Foreigner | Native | Huge | Tiny |
Opposite Words Examples
| Words | Opposite | Words | Opposite |
| Human | Animal | Liquid | Solid |
| Humane | Cruel | Little | Big |
| Humid | Dry | Little | Much |
| Hungry | Thirsty | Live | Die |
| Husband | Wife | Long | Short |
| In front of | Back | Lose | Win |
| Ignore | Notice | Loud | Quiet |
| Import | Export | Love | Hate |
| In | Out | Lovely | Terrible |
| Include | Exclude | Low | High |
| Like | Hate | Lower | Raise |
| Major | Minor | Plant | Harvest |
| Male | Female | Plenty | Lack |
| Miss | Catch | Pleasant | Awful |
| Moon | Sun | Rear | Front |
| More | Less | Right | Left |
| Much | Little | Rude | Polite |
| Nasty | Nice | Rural | Urban |
| New | Ancient | Sad | Happy |
| Nice | Awful | Satisfy | Annoy |
| Niece | Nephew | Small | Big |
| Night | Day | Smooth | Rough |
| Some | Many | Ugly | Beautiful |
| South | North | Under | Over |
| Start | Finish | Wide | Narrow |
| Town | Village | Wife | Husband |
| Work | Rest | Woman | Man |
| Young | Old | Zenith | Nadir |
| Zestful |
Apathetic | Zigzag | Straight |
| Zealous |
Indifferent | Zippy | Sluggish |
Click on the below link and download a free PDF book of these opposite words:
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