Antonym List

Antonym List Level One 001

after - before

002

all - none

003

always - never

004

asleep - awake

005

beautiful - ugly

006

behind - in front

007

below - above

008

best - worst

009

black - white

010

bright - dull

011

city - country

012

clever - foolish

013

closed - open

014

come - go

015

dark - light

016

day - night

017

dead - alive

018

dirty - clean

019

dull - sharp

020

early - late

021

easy - difficult

022

easy - hard

023

empty - full

024

fat - skinny

025

few - many

026

find - lose

027

front - back

028

give - take

029

go - stay

030

happy - sad

031

hard - soft

032

healthy - sick

033

heavy - light

034

high - low

035

husband - wife

036

kind - mean

037

king - queen

038

last - first

039

laugh - cry

040

least - most

041

left - right

042

little - big

043

lock - unlock

044

long - short

045

man - woman

046

morning - night

047

near - far

048

new - used

049

new - old

050

no one - everybody

051

noisy - quiet

052

off - on

053

often - seldom

054

out - in

055

poor - rich

056

push - pull

057

right - wrong

058

sick - well

059

simple - complex

060

slow - fast

061

small - large

062

smart - dumb

063

son - father

064

son - daughter

065

take - bring

066

top - bottom

067

ugly - pretty

068

under - over

069

up - down

070

wet - dry

071

work - play

072

young - old

Level Two 001 absent - present

002 against - for

003 beneath - above

004 bitter - sweet

005 borrow - lend

006 brave - scared

007 buy - sell

008 careful - careless

009 cheerful - sad

010 complete - incomplete

011 crooked - straight

012 cruel - kind

013 death - life

014 deep - shallow

015 different - same

016 double - single

017 east - west

018 enemy - friend

019 exciting - dull

020 exit - entrance

021 expensive - cheap

022 fancy - plain

023 finish - begin

024 floor - ceiling

025 foolish - wise

026 forget - remember 027 forward - backward 028 graceful - clumsy

029 guilty - innocent

030 hide - show

031 increase - decrease 032 intelligent - stupid

033 lead - follow

034 length - width

035 loose - tight

036 lower - raise

037 outer - inner

038 part - whole

039 patient - impatient 040 polite - rude

041 question - answer

042 quick - slow

043 reward - punishment 044 rough - smooth

045 selfish - unselfish

046 send - receive

047 sharp - dull

048 sink - float

049 south - north

050 stay - go

051 stranger - friend

052 strong - weak

053 sweet - sour

054 tame - wild

055 thick - thin

056 true - false

057 uncertain - certain

058 wake - sleep

059 war - peace

060 warm - cool

061 whisper - yell

062 wide - narrow

063 winter - summer

Level Three accidental intentional

001 abundant - scarce

002 accept - refuse

003

006 advance - retreat

007 antique - modern

008 attack - defend

004 accurate - incorrect 005 admit - deny 009 authentic -

010 beg - offer

imitation 011 cease - begin

012 combine - separate

013 comedy - tragedy

014 condemn - praise

015 conquer - fail

016 contract - expand

017 dangerous - safe

018 depart - arrive

019 destroy - create

020 discourage - encourage

021 disgrace - honor

022 drunk - sober

023 dwarf - giant

024 evil - good

025 exhibit - conceal

026 exterior - interior

027 extinguish - ignite

028 fail - succeed

029 famous - unknown 030 fertile - barren

031 fiction - fact

032 former - latter

033 frequent - infrequent 034 gather - scatter

035 generous - stingy

036 genuine - fake

037 grin - frown

038 harmony - discord

039 harsh - mild

040 idle - busy

041 illegal - lawful

042 imaginary - real

043 import - export

044 imprison - free

045 include - exclude

046 inferior - superior

047 joy - grief

048

049 lazy - industrious

050 literal - figurative

051 majority - minority

052

053 merciful - cruel

054 miserable - happy

055 mix - sort

056 moist - dry

057 naked - clothed

058 necessary - useless

059 nourish - starve

060 obey - disobey

061 perfect - faulty

062 permit - forbid

053 positive - negative

064 private - public

065 prohibit - allow

067 sane - insane

068 shrink - expand

069 slavery - freedom

070 solid - gas

071 solid - liquid

072 spend - save

073 stationary - movable 074 stiff - limp

076 swift - slow

077 tardy - early

078

081 triumph - fail

066

reluctant enthusiastic

maximum minimum

knowledge ignorance

temporary permanent

075 strengthen - weaken

079 thaw - freeze

080 tough - tender

082 unbreakable - fragile 083 unique - common

084 useful - useless

085 usually - rarely

086 vacant - occupied

087 vanish - appear

089 villain - hero

090 violent - gentle

091 wealth - poverty

092 worthless - valuable

088 victory - defeat

Level Four 001 absurd - sensible

002 accuse - defend

003 afoot - mounted

004 agile - awkward

005 agony - ecstasy

006 alien - native

007 alone - together

008 amuse - bore

009 angel - devil

010 anger - kindness

011 apart - together

012 applaud - boo

013 approve - reject

014 approximate - exact

015 arrogant - polite

016 ascend - descend

017 ashamed - proud

018 assent - refuse

019 avoid - seek

020 awful - wonderful

021 aye - nay

022 backhand - forehand

023 baffle - clarify

024 bedlam - order

025 belief - doubt

026 blunt - sharp

027 born - die

028 broad - narrow

029 bulge - shrink

030 calm - agitated

031 capture - liberate

032 cash - credit

033 changed - same

034 chaos - order

035 chill - warm

036 civilian - military

037 cluster - scatter

038 clutter - tidy

039 coax - coerce

040 comic - tragic

041 complain - approve

042 comply - resist

043 concede - deny

044 concur - protest

045 condone - censure

046 confident - insecure

047 confuse - clarify

048 consider - ignore 049 convex - concave

050 cordial - distant

051 corner - middle

052 dainty - coarse

053 decent - rude

054 defect - join

055 defense - offense

056 defer - hurry

057 desire - spurn

058 despair - hope

059 died - lived

060 dusk - dawn

061 either - neither

062 elder - younger

053 elude - seek

064 emerge - submerge

065 enjoy - dislike

066 escape - capture

067 eternal - mortal

068 exempt - subject

069 exhale - inhale

070 exotic - ordinary

071 expert - amateur

072 forgive - blame

073 funny - serious

074 hero - coward

075 hollow - solid

076 humble - arrogant

077 improve - worsen

078 indoor - outdoor

079 inflate - deflate

080 input - output

081 insist - request

082 invest - divest

083 invite - discourage

084 inward - outward

085 isolate - include

086 jerky - smooth

087 luxury - squalor

088 miniature - gigantic

079 nervous - calm

090 optimist - pessimist

091 or - nor

092 order - ask

093 original - copy

094 pass - fail

095 perish - survive

096 petty - significant

097 plain - ornate

098 portion - entirely

099 portly - thin

100 precious - worthless

101 prepaid - postpaid

102 pride - humility

103 prior - subsequent

104 prompt - late

105 puny - stout

106 random - planned

107 rare - ordinary

108 rebuke - praise

109 reckless - cautious

110 reduce - gain

111 regain - lose

112 rival - friend

113 servant - master

114 soften - harden

115 suave - clumsy

116 sudden - gradual

117 suffix - prefix