Opposite Words
Opposite Words (A to Z)
Opposite Words
Word | Opposite | ||
A | |||
about | exactly | ||
above | below | ||
absence | presence | ||
abundance | lack | ||
to accept | to refuse | ||
accidental | intentional | ||
active | lazy | ||
to add | to subtract | ||
to admit | to deny | ||
adult | child | ||
advanced | elementary | ||
affirmative | negative | ||
afraid | brave | ||
after | before | ||
against | for | ||
alike | different | ||
alive | dead | ||
all | none | ||
to allow | to forbid | ||
already | not yet | ||
always | never | ||
ancient | modern | ||
ancestor | descendant | ||
to agree | to refuse, to argue | ||
amateur | professional | ||
to amuse | to bore | ||
ancestor | descendant | ||
angel | devil | ||
animal | human | ||
to annoy | to satisfy | ||
to answer | to ask | ||
answer | question | ||
antonym | synonym | ||
apart | together | ||
approximately | exactly | ||
to argue | to agree | ||
to arrest | to free, to set free | ||
arrival | departure | ||
to arrive | to depart, to leave | ||
artificial | natural | ||
to ask | to answer | ||
asleep | awake | ||
to attack | to defend | ||
attack | defence, protection | ||
attic | cellar | ||
autumn | spring | ||
awake | asleep | ||
awful | delicious, nice, | ||
B | |||
back | in front of | ||
background | foreground | ||
backward | forward | ||
bad | good | ||
bad luck | fortune, good luck | ||
beauty | ugliness | ||
before | after | ||
to begin | to end, to stop, to | ||
beginning | end, ending | ||
behind | in front of | ||
below | above | ||
best | worst | ||
better | worse | ||
beautiful | ugly | ||
big | small, little | ||
birth | death | ||
bitter | sweet | ||
black | white | ||
blunt | sharp | ||
body | soul | ||
to bore | to amuse, to be | ||
boring | exciting, interesting | ||
to borrow | to lend | ||
bottom | top | ||
boy | girl | ||
brave | cowardly, afraid | ||
to break | to mend, to fix | ||
broad | narrow | ||
brother | sister | ||
to build | to destroy | ||
busy | lazy | ||
to buy | to sell | ||
C | |||
calm | excited | ||
careful | careless | ||
careless | careful | ||
to catch | to miss, to throw | ||
ceiling | floor | ||
cellar | attic | ||
centre | outskirts, suburb | ||
certainly | probably | ||
changeable | constant | ||
cheap | expensive | ||
child | adult, grown-up | ||
children | parents | ||
clean | dirty | ||
clear | cloudy | ||
clever | stupid | ||
to close | to open | ||
closed | open | ||
cloudy | clear, sunny, bright | ||
cold (kalt) | hot | ||
cold (Kälte) | heat | ||
to come | to go | ||
comedy | drama, tragedy | ||
complicated | simple | ||
compliment | insult | ||
compulsory | voluntary | ||
to connect | to separate | ||
consonant | vowel | ||
constant | changeable | ||
construction | destruction | ||
to continue | to interrupt | ||
cool | warm | ||
correct | false, wrong | ||
courage | fear | ||
courageous | cowardly | ||
cowardly | brave, courageous | ||
to create | to destroy | ||
cruel | human, kind | ||
humane | |||
to cry (schreien) | to whisper | ||
to cry (weinen) | to laugh | ||
D | |||
to damage | to repair | ||
danger | security, safety | ||
dangerous | safe | ||
dark | light | ||
daughter | son | ||
dawn | dusk | ||
day | night | ||
dead | alive | ||
death | birth, life | ||
deep | shallow | ||
defeat | victory | ||
defence | attack | ||
to defend | to attack | ||
delicious | awful | ||
to deny | to admit | ||
to depart | to arrive | ||
departure | arrival | ||
desperate | hopeful | ||
to destroy | to build, to create, to | ||
destruction | construction | ||
devil | angel | ||
dictatorship | republic | ||
to die | to live | ||
different | alike, equal, the same | ||
difficult | easy | ||
dirty | clean | ||
disease | health | ||
distant | near | ||
to divide | to unite | ||
division | unity | ||
to divorce | to marry | ||
divorce | marriage, wedding | ||
divorced | married | ||
domestic | foreign | ||
down | up | ||
downstairs | upstairs | ||
drama | comedy | ||
dry | humid, wet | ||
dull | interesting | ||
dusk | dawn | ||
E | |||
early | late | ||
east | west | ||
easy | difficult, hard | ||
elementary | advanced | ||
to emigrate | to immigrate | ||
emigration | immigration | ||
empty | full | ||
to end | to begin | ||
end | beginning | ||
ending | beginning | ||
enemy | friend | ||
to enjoy | to hate | ||
to enter | to leave | ||
entrance | exit | ||
equal | different | ||
even (Zahlen) | odd | ||
evening | morning | ||
everybody | nobody | ||
everything | nothing | ||
exactly | about, approximately | ||
excited | calm | ||
exciting | boring | ||
to exclude | to include | ||
exit | entrance | ||
expensive | cheap | ||
export | import | ||
exposure | shelter | ||
extreme | moderate | ||
F | |||
to fail | to succeed, to pass | ||
failure | success | ||
false | correct, true | ||
far | near | ||
fast | slow | ||
fat | slim, thin | ||
fear | courage | ||
female | male | ||
few | many | ||
final | first | ||
to find | to lose | ||
to finish | to begin | ||
finish | start | ||
first | final, last | ||
to fix | to break | ||
flat | hilly | ||
floor | ceiling | ||
to follow | to lead | ||
to forbid | to allow, to let, to | ||
for | against | ||
foreground | background | ||
foreign | domestic | ||
foreigner | native | ||
to forget | to remember | ||
to form | to destroy | ||
fortune | bad luck | ||
forward | backward | ||
to free | to arrest | ||
to freeze | to melt | ||
frequently | occasionally | ||
fresh | old/stale | ||
friend | enemy | ||
front | rear | ||
in front of | back, behind | ||
full | empty | ||
funny | serious | ||
future | past, present | ||
G | |||||||
general | particular, special | ||||||
generous | mean | ||||||
gentle | violent, rough, strict | ||||||
gentleman | lady | ||||||
giant | tiny, very little, small | ||||||
girl | boy | ||||||
to give | to take | ||||||
to go | to come, to stop | ||||||
good | bad | ||||||
good luck | bad luck | ||||||
grown-up | child | ||||||
guest | host | ||||||
guilty | innocent | ||||||
H | |||||||
happiness | sadness | ||||||
happy | sad | ||||||
handsome | ugly | ||||||
hard | easy, soft | ||||||
to harvest | to plant | ||||||
to hate | to enjoy, to like, to love | ||||||
health | disease, illness | ||||||
healthy | ill, sick | ||||||
heat | cold | ||||||
heaven | hell | ||||||
heavy | light | ||||||
hell | heaven | ||||||
here | there | ||||||
high (Berg) | deep | ||||||
high | low | ||||||
hilly | flat | ||||||
to hit | to miss | ||||||
hopeful | desperate, hopeless | ||||||
hopeless | hopeful | ||||||
horizontal | vertical | ||||||
host | guest, visitor | ||||||
hot | cold | ||||||
huge | tiny | ||||||
human (Mensch) | animal | ||||||
humane (menschlich) | cruel | ||||||
humid | dry | ||||||
hungry | thirsty | ||||||
husband | wife | ||||||
I | |||||||
in front of | back, behind | ||||||
to ignore | to notice | ||||||
ill | healty, well | ||||||
to immigrate | to emigrate | ||||||
immigration | emigration | ||||||
import | export | ||||||
in | out | ||||||
to include | to exclude | ||||||
to increase | to reduce | ||||||
innocent | guilty | ||||||
inside | outside | ||||||
insult | compliment | ||||||
intelligent | silly, stupid | ||||||
intentional | accidental | ||||||
to be interested in | to bore | ||||||
interesting | boring, dull | ||||||
to interrupt | to continue | ||||||
J | |||||||
junior | senior | ||||||
K | |||||||
kind | cruel | ||||||
L | |||||||
lack | abundance, plenty | ||||||
lady | gentleman | ||||||
to land (Flugzeug) | to take off | ||||||
land | water | ||||||
large | small | ||||||
last | first | ||||||
late | early | ||||||
to laugh | to cry | ||||||
lazy | active, busy | ||||||
to lead | to follow | ||||||
to learn | to teach | ||||||
to leave | to arrive, to enter | ||||||
left | right | ||||||
to lend | to borrow | ||||||
less | more | ||||||
to let | to forbid | ||||||
to lie | to stand | ||||||
life | death | ||||||
light (hell) | dark | ||||||
light (leicht) | heavy | ||||||
to like | to hate | ||||||
liquid | solid | ||||||
little (klein) | big, large | ||||||
little (wenig) | much | ||||||
to live | to die | ||||||
long | short | ||||||
to lose | to find, to win | ||||||
loser | winner | ||||||
loud | quiet | ||||||
to love | to hate | ||||||
lovely | terrible | ||||||
low | high | ||||||
to lower | to raise | ||||||
bad luck | good luck | ||||||
good luck | bad luck | ||||||
M | ||||
major | minor | |||
male | female | |||
man | woman | |||
many | few, some | |||
marriage | divorce | |||
married | divorced, single | |||
to marry | to divorce | |||
master | servant | |||
maximum | minimum | |||
mean | generous | |||
to melt | to freeze | |||
men | women | |||
to mend | to break | |||
mess | order | |||
midnight | noon | |||
minimum | maximum | |||
minor | major | |||
to miss (verfehlen) | to hit | |||
to miss (verpassen) | to catch | |||
moderate | extreme | |||
modern | ancient, old | |||
monarchy | republic | |||
moon | sun | |||
more | less | |||
morning | evening | |||
mountain | valley | |||
much | little | |||
N | ||||
narrow | broad, wide | |||
nasty | nice, pleasant | |||
native | foreigner, stranger | |||
natural | artificial | |||
near | distant, far | |||
negative | affirmative | |||
nephew | niece | |||
never | always | |||
new | ancient, old | |||
nice | awful, nasty | |||
niece | nephew | |||
night | day | |||
no | yes | |||
nobody | everybody | |||
noisy | quiet, silent | |||
noon | midnight | |||
none of | al lof | |||
normal | strange | |||
north | south | |||
not yet | already | |||
nothing | everything | |||
to notice | to ignore | |||
now | then | |||
O | ||||
occasionally | frequently | |||
occupied | vacant | |||
odd (Zahlen) | even | |||
off | on | |||
often | seldom, sometimes | |||
old | modern, new, young | |||
on | off | |||
open | closed, shut | |||
open | closed | |||
opponent | supporter | |||
order | mess | |||
ordinary | special | |||
other | same | |||
out | in | |||
outside | inside | |||
outskirts | centre | |||
over | under | |||
P | ||||
parents | children | |||
part | whole | |||
partial | total | |||
particular | general | |||
to pass | to fail | |||
past | future, present | |||
peace | war | |||
to permit | to forbid | |||
to plant | to harvest | |||
plenty | lack | |||
pleasant | awful | |||
polite | rude | |||
poor | rich, wealthy | |||
poverty | wealth | |||
powerful | weak | |||
presence | absence | |||
present | past, future | |||
pretty | ugly | |||
private | public | |||
probably | certainly | |||
professional | amateur | |||
to protect | to attack | |||
protection | attack | |||
public | private | |||
to pull | to push | |||
pupil | teacher | |||
to push | to pull | |||
Q | ||||
question | answer | |||
quick | slow | |||
quiet | loud, noisy | |||
R | ||||
to raise | to lower | |||
rainy | sunny | |||
rear | front | |||
to receive | to send | |||
to reduce | to increase | |||
to refuse | to agree, to accept | |||
regret | satisfaction | |||
to remember | to forget | |||
to repair | to damage | |||
to reply | to ask | |||
reply | question | |||
republic | dictatorship, monarchy | |||
to rest | to work | |||
rich | poor | |||
right (rechts) | left | |||
right (richtig) | wrong | |||
to rise | to sink | |||
rough (Umgang) | gentle | |||
rough (Oberfläche) | smooth, soft | |||
rude | polite | |||
rural | urban | |||
S | |
sad | happy |
sadness | happiness |
safe | dangerous |
safety | danger |
salt | sugar |
(the) same | different, the other |
satisfaction | regret |
to satisfy | to annoy |
to save | to spend, to waste |
to scream | to whisper |
security | danger |
seldom | often |
to sell | to buy |
to send | to receive, to save |
senior | junior |
to separate | to connect, to unite |
serious | funny |
servant | master |
to set free | to arrest |
shallow | deep |
sharp | blunt |
shelter | exposure |
short | long, tall |
to shout | to whisper |
to shut | to open |
sick | healthy |
silent | noisy |
silly | intelligent |
simple | complicated |
to sink | to rise |
single | married |
sister | brother |
to sit | to stand |
slim | fat |
slow | fast, quick |
small | big, large, tall |
smooth | rough |
soft | hard, rough |
solid | liquid |
some | many |
sometimes | often |
son | daughter |
soul | body |
sour | sweet |
south | north |
special | general, ordinary |
spring | autumn |
to stand | to sit |
to start | to stop |
start | finish, end, stop |
to stop | to start, to go |
to stand | to lie |
strange | normal |
stranger | native |
strict | gentle |
strong | weak |
student | teacher |
stupid | clever, intelligent |
suburb | centre |
to succeed | to fail |
success | failure |
to subtract | to add |
sugar | salt |
summer | winter |
sun | moon |
sunny | cloudy, rainy |
supporter | opponent |
to suspect | to trust |
sweet | bitter, sour |
synonym | antonym |
T | |
to take | to give |
to take off | to land |
tall | small, short |
to teach | to learn |
teacher | pupil, student |
then | now |
terrible | lovely |
there | here |
thick | thin |
thin | thick, fat |
thirsty | hungry |
to throw | to catch |
tight | loose |
tiny | giant, huge |
together | apart |
tomorrow | yesterday |
top | bottom |
total | partial |
town | village |
tragedy | comedy |
true | false |
to trust | to suspect |
U | |
ugliness | beauty |
ugly | beautiful, handsome (boys), pretty (girls) |
under | over |
to unite | to divide, to separate |
unity | division |
up | down |
upstairs | downstairs |
urban | rural |
useful | useless |
useless | useful |
V | |
vacant | occupied |
valley | mountain |
vertical | horizontal |
victory | defeat |
village | town |
violent | gentle |
visitor | host |
voluntary | compulsory |
vowel | consonant |
W | |
war | peace |
warm | cool |
to waste | to save |
water | land |
weak | powerful, strong |
wealth | poverty |
wealthy | poor |
wedding | divorce |
well (gesund) | ill |
west | east |
wet | dry |
to whisper | to scream, to shout |
white | black |
whole | part |
wide | narrow |
wife | husband |
to win | to lose |
winner | loser |
winter | summer |
to work | to rest |
woman | man |
women | men |
worse | better |
worst | best |
wrong | correct, right |
Y | |
yes | no |
yesterday | tomorrow |
young | old |