50 Opposite Words, English Opposite, Antonym Words
Antonym opposite words contradict each other and meet opposite meanings. A word has synonyms as well as antonyms. When we learn a language, when we learn a word in that language, it will be very useful for us to learn both the opposite and the synonyms of this word.
Because learning a word with its synonyms increases our competence in that language as well as our competence in speaking and writing. Learning a word with its opposite meanings both broadens our vocabulary and helps our activity on language. There are some things we need to know about opposite words.
Here are 50 Opposite Words;
1.about – exactly
2.above – below
3.all – none
4.broad – narrow
5.brother – sister
6.build – destroy
7.busy – lazy
8.buy – sell
9.calm – excited
10.cloudy – clear
11.cold – hot
12.come – go
13.comedy – drama
14.free – arrest
15.happy – sad
16.handsome – ugly
17.hard – easy
18.harvest – plant
19.hate – enjoy
20.health – disease
21.import – export
22.in – out
23.include – exclude
24.increase – reduce
25.innocent – guilty
26.inside – outside
27.insult – compliment
28.intelligent – silly
29.intentional – accidental
30.be interested in – bore
31.lie – stand
32.life – death
33.light – dark
34.powerful – weak
35.presence – absence
36.present – past
37.pretty – ugly
38.private – public
39.probably – certainly
40.professional – amateur
41.protect – attack
42.rural – urban
43.sad – happy
44.sadness – happiness
45.safe – dangerous
46.salt – sugar
47.same – different
48.wet – dry
49.white – black
50.wide – narrow