Antonym of the word appear

Слова-антонимы в английском языке

Антонимы — это слова, противоположные по значению. Изучение антонимов в английском языке помогает обогатить лексику, делает вашу речь богаче. Изучение антонимов ускоряет пополнение словарного запаса и делает его более осмысленным.

Список распространенных английских антонимов

А

Above — below

absent — present

abundant — scarce

accept — decline, refuse

accident – intent

accomplishment — failure

accurate – inaccurate

achieve – fail

add – subtract

adjacent – distant

admire — detest

admit – deny, reject

adore – hate

advance — retreat

advantage – disadvantage

affirm – deny

afraid – confident

after – before

aid — hinder

against — for

agree – disagree

alert — asleep

alive — dead

all — none, nothing

allow – forbid

alone – together

amateur — professional

ally — enemy

always – never

amuse — bore

ancient — modern

answer — question

antonym — synonym

apart – together

apparent — obscure

appear — disappear, vanish

approve – disapprove

argue — agree

arrive – depart

arrogant — humble

artificial — natural

ascend – descend

attack — defend

attractive – repulsive

attract — repel

awake – asleep

awkward – graceful

B

back — front

backward — forward

bad – good

backward — forward

beautiful — ugly

before — after

begin — end

below — above

bent — straight

best — worst

better — worse, worst

big — little, small

birth – death

bitter — sweet

black — white

blame — praise

bless — curse

bitter – sweet

blunt – sharp

bold – timid, meek

borrow — lend

bottom — top

bound — unbound, free

boundless – limited

bravery – cowardice

break – repair

brief — long

bright — dim, dull

brighten — fade

broad – narrow

build – destroy

busy – idle

buy — sell

C

calm — windy, troubled

can — cannot, can’t

capable — incapable

captive – free

capture – release

careful – careless

cause – effect

cautious – careless

centre — edge

cheap – dear, expensive

cheerful — sad, discouraged, dreary

child – adult

chilly – warm

clean — dirty

clear – vague, cloudy, opaque

clever – stupid

clockwise – anti-clockwise

close – distant, open

cold – hot

combine – separate

come – go

comfort – discomfort

common – rare

complex – simple

compliment – insult

conceal – reveal

constant – variable

continue – interrupt

cool – warm

cope — original

correct – incorrect

courage – cowardice

crazy – sane

crooked — staight

cruel – kind

cry — laugh

cunning – simple

D

dainty – clumsy

damage — improve

danger – safety

dark – light

dawn – sunset

day — night

decrease — increase

deep — shallow

definite — indefinite

demand — supply

despair – hope

destroy – create

difficult — easy

dim — bright

disappear — appear

discourage — encourage

disease – health

dismal – cheerful

divide – unite

doubt — trust

down — up

downwards — upwards

dreary — cheerful

dry — moist, wet

dull — bright, shiny

dusk — dawn

E

early — late

East — West

easy — hard, difficult

economise — waste

empty — full

encourage — discourage

end — begin, start

entrance — exit

even – odd

evil — good

excited — calm

expand – contract, shrink

export — import

exterior — interior

external — internal

F

fade — brighten

fail — succeed

false — true

famous – unknown

fancy — plain

far — near

fast — slow

fat — thin

feeble – sturdy, strong, powerful

few – many

fiction — fact

find – lose

finish – start

firm — flabby

first – last

fix — break

float – sink

follow — lead

foolish — wise

fore – aft

forgive — blame

free — bound, captive, restricted

fold — unfold

forget — remember

found – lost

frank — secretive

fresh — stale

frequent — seldom

friend — enemy

for — against

fortunate — unfortunate

full – empty

funny – empty

future – present, past

G

gather — distribute

generous – stingy, mean

gentle – rough, violent

get — give

giant — tiny, small, dwarf

give — receive, take

glad — sad, sorry

gloomy — cheerful

go – stop, come

good — bad, evil

grant — refuse

great — tiny, small, unimportant, minute

grow — shrink

guest — host

guilty – innocent

H

handsome — ugly

happy – sad, miserable

hard – easy

hard — soft

harmful — harmless

harsh – mild

hasten — dawdle

hate — love

healthy — diseased, ill, sick, unhealthy

heat — cold

heaven — hell

heavy — light

help — hinder

here — there

hero — coward

high — low

hill — valley

hinder — help

honest – dishonest

hopeful — hopeless

horizontal — vertical

hot — cold

humble – proud

huge – tiny

I

ignore — notice

ill — healthy, well

imitation — genuine

immense – minute, tiny, small

immigrate — emigrate

important – trivial

imprison — free

in — out

include — exclude

increase — decrease

inferior — superior

inhale — exhale

inner – outer

innocent — guilty

inside — outside

intelligent — stupid, unintelligent

interesting – boring, dull, uninteresting

interior — exterior

internal — external

intentional – accidental

J

jeopardize — secure

join — separate

junior — senior

just — unjust

justice – injustice

K

keen – uninterested

kind – cruel, nasty

knowledge — ignorance

known – unknown

L

lack – abundance, plenty

landlord — tenant

large — small

last – first

late -early

laugh — cry

lawful — unlawful, illegal

lazy — industrious

leader — follower

left — right

lend -borrow

lengthen — shorten

lenient — strict

left — right

less — more

light — dark, heavy

life — death

like — dislike, hate

likely — unlikely

limited — boundless

little – big

live — die

lofty — lowly

long — short

loose — tight

lose – find

loser — winner

loss – win

loud — quiet

love — hate

low – high

lower — raise

loyal — disloyal

M

mad — happy, sane

major — minor

many — few

mature — immature

maximum – minimum

mean — generous

melt – freeze

mend — break

merry — sad

messy — neat

minor — major

minority — majority

miser – spendthrift

miss — catch

misunderstand — understand

more – less

much — little

N

narrow – wide, broad

native – foreigner, stranger

natural — artificial

near — far, distant

neat — messy, untidy

negative — affirmative

never — always

new – old, ancient

nice – awful, nasty

night — day

no – yes

nobody — everybody

noisy — quiet

none – some

nothing – everything

notice – ignore

now — then

North — South

O

obedient – disobedient

occasionally — frequently

odd — even

offer – refuse

often – seldom, sometimes

old — young

old — new

on — off

open — closed, shut

opposite— same, similar

optimist – pessimist

order — mess

out — in

outer – inner

outside – inside

outskirts — centre

over – under

P

pass — fail

past — present

patient — impatient

peace — war

permanent – temporary

permit — forbid

please — displease

plentiful — scarce

plural — singular

poetry — prose

polite — rude, impolite

poor – rich, wealthy

poverty — wealth

possible — impossible

poverty — wealth, riches

powerful – weak, feeble

presence – absence

pretty – ugly

private — public

prudent — imprudent

pure — impure, contaminated

push — pull

Q

qualified – unqualified

quick — slow

question — answer

quiet — loud, noisy

R

raise — lower

rapid — slow

rare – common

rear – front

receive – send

reduce – increase

refuse – agree, accept

regular — irregular

real – fake

rest — work

rich — poor

right — left, wrong

right-side-up — upside-down

rough – smooth, soft, gentle

rude – courteous

S

sad — happy

safe – unsafe, dangerous

same – opposite, different

satisfy – unsatisfied, dissatisfy

secure – insecure

seldom — often

scatter – collect

senior — junior

separate — join, connect, together

serious – trivial, funny

second-hand – new

security – insecurity

sense — nonsense

shallow – deep

sharp — blunt

shrink – grow

short – long

shut — open

sick — healthy, ill

simple — complex, hard, complicated

singular — plural

sink — float

slim — fat, thick, stout

slow – fast

smooth — rough

sober — drunk

soft – hard

solid — liquid

some — none

sorrow — joy

sour — sweet

sow -reap

straight – crooked

stand — lie

start — finish

stop — go

strict – lenient, indulgent

strong — weak

success — failure

sunny — cloudy

synonym — antonym

sweet — sour

T

take — give

tall — short

tame — wild

them — us

there — here

thick – thin

throw — catch

tight — loose, slack

tiny — big, huge

together — apart

top — bottom

tough — easy, tender

transparent — opaque

true — false

truth — lie, untruth

U

under — over

unfold – fold

unity — division

unknown — known

unqualified — qualified

unsafe — safe

up — down

upside-down — right-side-up

upstairs — downstairs

us — them

useful — useless

V

vacant – occupied

valuable — valueless

vanish — appear

vast — tiny

victory — defeat

virtue — vice

visible — invisible

voluntary – compulsory

vowel — consonant

W

war — peace

wax — wane

weak — strong

wet — dry

white – black

weak – strong, powerful

white — black

wide — narrow

win — lose

wisdom — folly, stupidity

within – outside

worse – better

worst — best

wrong — right

Y

yes — no

young — old

Z

zip — unzip