Word opposites in english

Antonyms/Opposite Words in English A to Z Pdf! Below is the list of opposite words a to z along with ESL infographics and PDF.

What are Antonym/Opposite Words in English?

Opposite words are sometimes called antonyms are words with different or opposite meanings. Antonyms (opposite words) are an important word type to use in almost any form of writing. Most ESL students don’t know about antonyms and they are using them all the time, without knowing them. Besides Synonyms are the words with the same meaning.

What are some opposite words?

Here is a quick list of some common opposite words:

• from – to
• easy – hard
• part – whole
• free – arrest
• monarchy – republic
• adult – child
• go – come
• accidental – intentional
• useless – useful
• attack – defend
• in front of – back
• happy – sad

Antonym/Opposite Words in English A to Z

Here is the list of most useful opposite words A to Z, learn these opposites and download this lesson of opposite words a to z in PDF:

Opposite Words with –> A

• add–> subtract
• all–> none
• amuse–> bore
• attack–> defense
• accidental–> intentional
• against–> for
• angel–> devil
• ask–> answer
• arrival–> departure
• always–> never
• approximately–> exactly
• animal–> human
• awful–> nice
• active–> lazy
• alive–> dead
• adult–> child
• annoy–> satisfy
• already–> not yet
• ancestor–> descendant
• artificial–> natural
• afraid–> brave
• arrive–> depart
• agree–> refuse
• awake–> asleep
• answer–> question
• ancient–> modern
• attic–> cellar
• absence–> presence
• abundance–> lack
• after–> before
• attack–> defend
• autumn–> spring
• ascent–> descent
• apart–> together
• admit–> deny
• argue–> agree
• accept–> refuse
• about–> exactly
• above–> below
• answer–> ask
• allow–> forbid
• affirmative–> negative
• antonym–> synonym
• advanced–> elementary
• alike–> different
• amateur–> professional
• ancestor–> descendant
• asleep–> awake

Opposite Words with –> B

• beautiful–> ugly
• begin–> end
• build–> destroy
• back–> in front of
• background–> foreground
• brother–> sister
• body–> soul
• bitter–> sweet
• badluck –> fortune
• bore–> amuse
• behind–> in front of
• before–> after
• busy–> lazy
• big–> small
• birth–> death
• beginning–> end
• borrow–> lend
• below–> above
• break–> fix
• better–> worse
• bottom–> top
• beauty–> ugliness
• bad–> good
• boy–> girl
• best–> worst
• black–> white
• brave–> cowardly
• backward–> forward
• buy–> sell
• blunt–> sharp
• broad–> narrow
• boring–> exciting

Opposite Words with –> C

• compliment–> insult
• catch–> miss
• cool–> warm
• courage–> fear
• centre–> outskirts
• clear–> cloudy
• close–> open
• create–> destroy
• courageous–> cowardly
• calm–> excited
• cloudy–> clear
• compulsory–> voluntary
• cowardly–> brave
• construction–> destruction
• clever–> stupid
• cold–> heat
• careless–> careful
• cry–> whisper
• cheap–> expensive
• consonant–> vowel
• certainly–> probably
• children–> parents
• ceiling–> floor
• changeable–> constant
• careful–> careless
• cold–> hot
• cruel–> human
• complicated–> simple
• connect–> separate
• clean–> dirty
• closed–> open
• cry–> laugh
• correct–> wrong
• continue–> interrupt
• cellar–> attic
• constant–> changeable
• child–> adult
• come–> go
• comedy–> drama

Opposite Words with –> D

• defence–> attack
• dangerous–> safe
• domestic–> foreign
• dawn–> dusk
• deep–> shallow
• divide–> unite
• downstairs–> upstairs
• dry–> humid
• damage–> repair
• depart–> arrive
• divorced–> married
• divorce–> marriage
• defend–> attack
• death–> birth
• dirty–> clean
• dusk–> dawn
• different–> alike
• destroy–> build
• dull–> interesting
• disease–> health
• distant–> near
• daughter–> son
• down–> up
• deny–> admit
• destruction–> construction
• descent–> ascent
• descendant–> ancestor
• danger–> security
• dead–> alive
• delicious–> awful
• defeat–> victory
• dark–> light
• devil–> angel
• departure–> arrival
• division–> unity
• difficult–> easy
• drama–> comedy
• desperate–> hopeful
• dictatorship–> republic
• divorce–> marry
• die–> live
• day–> night

Opposite Words with –> E

• equal–> different
• emigrate–> immigrate
• exposure–> shelter
• exclude–> include
• east–> west
• evening–> morning
• emigration–> immigration
• enemy–> friend
• exactly–> approximately
• everybody–> nobody
• empty–> full
• exit–> entrance
• excited–> calm
• enter–> leave
• exciting–> boring
• end–> beginning
• end–> begin
• even–> odd
• elementary–> advanced
• everything–> nothing
• expensive–> cheap
• ending–> beginning
• early–> late
• easy–> difficult
• entrance–> exit
• export–> import
• enjoy–> hate
• extreme–> moderate

Opposite Words with –> F

• forward–> backward
• fast–> slow
• frequently–> occasionally
• foreign–> domestic
• final–> first
• fortune–> bad luck
• future–> past
• first–> final
• fix–> break
• freeze–> melt
• failure–> success
• finish–> begin
• forget–> remember
• for–> against
• fail–> succeed
• fresh–> old/stale
• few–> many
• find–> lose
• friend–> enemy
• far–> near
• finish–> start
• flat–> hilly
• floor–> ceiling
• foreigner–> native
• infront of –> back
• full–> empty
• false–> true
• forbid–> allow
• free–> arrest
• fear–> courage
• form–> destroy
• funny–> serious
• front–> rear
• foreground–> background
• female–> male
• fat–> slim
• follow–> lead

Opposite Words with –> G

• general–> particular
• guest–> host
• go–> come
• grown-up–> child
• gentle–> violent
• girl–> boy
• give–> take
• generous–> mean
• guilty–> innocent
• giant–> tiny
• gentleman–> lady
• good–> bad

Opposite Words with –> H

• hate–> enjoy
• human–> animal
• healthy–> ill
• host–> guest
• hit–> miss
• happiness–> sadness
• high–> low
• heat–> cold
• husband–> wife
• heaven–> hell
• handsome–> ugly
• hopeless–> hopeful
• hopeful–> desperate
• hard–> easy
• hungry–> thirsty
• hell–> heaven
• happy–> sad
• humane–> cruel
• huge–> tiny
• humid–> dry
• horizontal–> vertical
• high–> deep
• hilly–> flat
• heavy–> light
• here–> there
• harvest–> plant
• health–> disease
• hot–> cold

Opposite Words with –> I

• intentional–> accidental
• include–> exclude
• infront of –> back
• ignore–> notice
• interrupt–> continue
• immigration–> emigration
• innocent–> guilty
• in–> out
• beinterested in –> bore
• interesting–> boring
• increase–> reduce
• inside–> outside
• intelligent–> silly
• import–> export
• immigrate–> emigrate
• insult–> compliment
• ill–> healty

Opposite Words with –> J,K,L

• lie–> stand
• lead–> follow
• light–> heavy
• lose–> win
• loud–> quiet
• lazy–> active
• kind–> cruel
• lend–> borrow
• lovely–> terrible
• left–> right
• lack–> abundance
• loser–> winner
• lower–> raise
• learn–> teach
• let–> forbid
• little–> big
• land–> take off
• like–> hate
• live–> die
• life–> death
• late–> early
• liquid–> solid
• land–> water
• less–> more
• low–> high
• long–> short
• love–> hate
• large–> small
• light–> dark
• last–> first
• little–> much
• badluck –> good luck
• leave–> arrive
• junior–> senior
• laugh–> cry
• lady–> gentleman
• goodluck –> bad luck

Opposite Words with –> M

• major–> minor
• master–> servant
• moderate–> extreme
• mean–> generous
• moon–> sun
• much–> little
• mend–> break
• melt–> freeze
• miss–> hit
• male–> female
• men–> women
• married–> divorced
• mountain–> valley
• midnight–> noon
• many–> few
• minor–> major
• monarchy–> republic
• mess–> order
• miss–> catch
• morning–> evening
• man–> woman
• modern–> ancient
• minimum–> maximum
• maximum–> minimum
• marry–> divorce
• marriage–> divorce
• more–> less

Opposite Words with –> N

• narrow–> broad
• notyet –> already
• near–> distant
• now–> then
• nasty–> nice
• noneof –> al lot of
• noisy–> quiet
• nice–> awful
• normal–> strange
• north–> south
• natural–> artificial
• niece–> nephew
• never–> always
• nephew–> niece
• native–> foreigner
• night–> day
• negative–> affirmative
• nothing–> everything
• noon–> midnight
• new–> ancient
• no–> yes
• notice–> ignore
• nobody–> everybody

Opposite Words with –> O

• occasionally–> frequently
• other–> same
• opponent–> supporter
• out–> in
• odd–> even
• often–> seldom
• open–> closed
• outside–> inside
• on–> off
• old–> modern
• occupied–> vacant
• over–> under
• outskirts–> centre
• ordinary–> special
• off–> on
• open–> closed
• order–> mess

Opposite Words with –> P

• pass–> fail
• public–> private
• present–> past
• poor–> rich
• peace–> war
• private–> public
• parents–> children
• professional–> amateur
• plenty–> lack
• probably–> certainly
• permit–> forbid
• poverty–> wealth
• pleasant–> awful
• protection–> attack
• partial–> total
• polite–> rude
• protect–> attack
• pupil–> teacher
• past–> future
• plant–> harvest
• powerful–> weak
• particular–> general
• presence–> absence
• push–> pull
• pull–> push
• part–> whole
• pretty–> ugly

Opposite Words with –> Q, R

• right–> left
• rough–> gentle
• reply–> ask
• question–> answer
• rich–> poor
• rainy–> sunny
• rear–> front
• rise–> sink
• quiet–> loud
• republic–> dictatorship
• remember–> forget
• rough–> smooth
• quick–> slow
• rude–> polite
• raise–> lower
• receive–> send
• reduce–> increase
• reply–> question
• regret–> satisfaction
• right–> wrong
• rest–> work
• rural–> urban
• repair–> damage
• refuse–> agree

Opposite Words with –> S

• salt–> sugar
• succeed–> fail
• stranger–> native
• senior–> junior
• spring–> autumn
• stand–> sit
• short–> long
• sometimes–> often
• sunny–> cloudy
• safe–> dangerous
• seldom–> often
• shut–> open
• sugar–> salt
• soft–> hard
• slim–> fat
• stop–> start
• servant–> master
• sister–> brother
• sick–> healthy
• south–> north
• strong–> weak
• safety–> danger
• send–> receive
• strange–> normal
• satisfaction–> regret
• silent–> noisy
• success–> failure
• subtract–> add
• strict–> gentle
• serious–> funny
• shallow–> deep
• small–> big
• scream–> whisper
• slow–> fast
• sharp–> blunt
• sour–> sweet
• simple–> complicated
• student–> teacher
• setfree –> arrest
• son–> daughter
• special–> general
• suburb–> centre
• sad–> happy
• security–> danger
• some–> many
• soul–> body
• stand–> lie
• smooth–> rough
• single–> married
• same–> different
• start–> finish
• sit–> stand
• sadness–> happiness
• silly–> intelligent
• separate–> connect
• save–> spend
• stupid–> clever
• sink–> rise
• satisfy–> annoy
• sell–> buy
• summer–> winter
• shelter–> exposure
• start–> stop
• shout–> whisper
• sun–> moon
• solid–> liquid

Opposite Words with –> T, U

• upstairs–> downstairs
• up–> down
• useless–> useful
• urban–> rural
• trust–> suspect
• unite–> divide
• ugliness–> beauty
• ugly–> beautiful
• under–> over
• useful–> useless
• unity–> division
• true–> false

Opposite Words with –> V

• vertical–> horizontal
• violent–> gentle
• valley–> mountain
• vowel–> consonant
• visitor–> host
• victory–> defeat
• voluntary–> compulsory
• vacant–> occupied
• village–> town

Opposite Words with –> W

• white–> black
• waste–> save
• weak–> powerful
• wealthy–> poor
• whole–> part
• water–> land
• well-ill
• war–> peace
• wedding–> divorce
• whisper–> scream
• wide–> narrow
• warm–> cool
• wealth–> poverty
• west–> east
• wet–> dry

Opposite Words A to Z – Infographics

Antonyms A to Z (1-150)

• absence – presence
• absent – present
• admit – deny
• ahead – behind
• allow – forbid
• amuse – bore
• antique – modern
• artificial – natural
• asleep – awake
• bald – hairy
• beautiful – ugly
• beg – offer
• below – above best
• bitter – sweet
• bottom – top
• break – fix
• brother – sister
• build – destroy
• buy – sell
• calm – excited
• cease – begin
• cheerful – sad
• clear – cloudy
• closed – open
• cowardly – brave
• crooked – straight
• dangerous – safe
• dangerous – safe
• dead – alive
• delicious – awful
• depart – arrive
• descent – ascent
• desperate – hopeful
• devil – angel
• dirty – clean
• discourage – encourage
• division – unity
• down – up
• dry – wet
• dusk – dawn
• east – west
• emigration – immigration
• empty – full
• equal – different
• even – odd
• everything – nothing
• exciting – dull
• exhibit – conceal
• exit – entrance
• exterior – interior
• fiction – fact
• find – lose
• finish – start
• fix – break
• forbid – allow
• foreigner – native
• forget – remember
• freeze – melt
• front – rear
• funny – serious
• gentle – violent
• giant – tiny
• graceful – clumsy
• grin – frown
• hard – easy
• harsh – mild
• health – disease
• heavy – light
• high – low
• hilly – flat
• horizontal – vertical
• immigrate – emigrate
• import – export
• include – exclude
• innocent – guilty
• interrupt – continue
• junior – senior
• lady – gentleman
• last – first
• left – right
• lend – borrow
• less – more
• less – more
• loser – winner
• low – high
• male – female
• many – few
• marry – divorce
• maximum – minimum
• more – less
• much – little
• narrow – broad
• niece – nephew
• nobody – everybody
• north – south
• not yet – already
• on – off
• open – closed
• order – mess
• outside – inside
• partial – total
• poverty – wealth
• presence – absence
• protect – attack
• raw – cooked
• reduce – increase
• refuse – agree
• rough – gentle
• sad – happy
• same – different
• sane – insane
• save – spend
• senior – junior
• she – he
• shout – whisper
• shrink – expand
• silly – intelligent
• slim – fat
• slow – fast
• smart – dumb
• smile – frown
• some – many
• soul – body
• special – general
• spring – autumn
• stand – sit
• start – stop
• stranger – native
• tiny – giant
• ugliness – beauty
• ugly – pretty
• unbreakable – fragile
• valley – mountain
• vanish – appear
• vertical – horizontal
• victory – defeat
• village – town
• violent – gentle
• visitor – host
• warm – cool
• waste – save
• water – land
• weak – strong
• wealth – poverty
• wealthy – poor
• wedding – divorce
• west – east
• wet – dry
• whisper – scream
• white – black

Opposite Words A to Z (150-300)

• whole – part
• wide – narrow
• wide – narrow
• wife – husband
• wild – tame
• win – lose
• better – worse
• quick – slow
• probably – certainly
• foreign – domestic
• huge – tiny
• departure – arrival
• floor – ceiling
• spend – save
• vacant – occupied
• land – water
• usually – rarely
• hungry – full
• depart – arrive
• beginning – end
• enemy – friend
• son – daughter
• courage – fear
• strict – gentle
• prohibit – allow
• contract – expand
• night – day
• give – take
• drunk – sober
• hide – show
• answer – ask
• buy – sell
• polite – rude
• careless – careful
• beautiful – ugly
• from – to
• easy – hard
• part – whole
• free – arrest
• monarchy – republic
• adult – child
• go – come
• accidental – intentional
• useless – useful
• attack – defend
• in front of – back
• happy – sad
• cry – laugh damage
• disgrace – honor
• foreground – background
• husband – wife
• imaginary – real
• connect – separate
• sit – stand
• night – day
• former – latter
• full – empty
• best – worst
• hit – miss
• destroy – create
• die – live
• dry – humid
• deep – shallow
• known – unknown
• divorce – marriage
• all – none
• female – male
• last – first
• heaven – hell
• correct – wrong
• alike – different
• distant – near divide
• ordinary – special
• exactly – approximately
• security – danger
• upstairs – downstairs
• expensive – cheap
• backward – forward
• midnight – noon
• tight – loose
• joy – grief
• increase – decrease
• bad – good
• dawn – dusk
• hell – heaven
• sadness – happiness
• urban – rural
• defend – attack
• expensive – cheap
• ancestor – descendant
• emigrate – immigrate
• amateur – professional
• deep – shallow
• black – white
• negative – affirmative
• friend – enemy
• moderate – extreme
• length – width
• entrance – exit
• against – for
• moist – dry
• good luck – bad luck
• cellar – attic
• beneath – above
• antonym – synonym
• merciful – cruel
• death – life
• constant – changeable
• girl – boy
• intentional – accidental
• sick – well
• silent – noisy
• shut – open
• reply – ask
• few – many
• permit – forbid
• find – lose
• all – none
• illegal – lawful
• life – death
• sink – rise
• safety – danger
• yesterday – tomorrow
• selfish – unselfish
• knowledge – ignorance
• hate – enjoy
• cruel – human
• begin – end
• early – late
• beauty – ugliness
• melt – freeze
• worst – best
• little – big
• over – under
• out – in
• light – heavy
• worse – better
• send – receive
• worthless – valuable
• continue – interrupt
• pleasant – awful
• alive – dead
• harvest – plant
• easy – difficult
• rural – urban
• create – destroy
• occasionally – frequently
• public – private
• sunny – cloudy
• thirsty – hungry
• country – city
• careful – careless
• send – receive
• black – white
• heavy – light
• unique – ordinary
• pupil – teacher
• up – down
• receive – send
• fail – succeed
• big – small
• unity – division
• approximately – exactly
• consonant – vowel
• unite – divide
• reward – punishment
• excited – calm
• wrong – right
• rest – work
• answer – question
• abundant – scarce
• arrive – leave
• minimum – maximum
• in front of – back
• apart – together
• off – on
• failure – success
• shallow – deep
• fast – slow
• set free – arrest
• laugh – cry
• sharp – dull
• above – below
• sour – sweet
• parents – children
• downstairs – upstairs
• pass – fail
• in – out
• humane – cruel
• under – over
• end – beginning
• closed – open
• disease – health
• inside – outside
• add – subtract
• foolish – wise
• humid – dry
• attack – defend
• boy – girl
• comedy – drama
• imprison – free
• general – particular
• hit – miss
• often – seldom
• lock – unlock

Antonyms List in English (300 – 550)

Opposite Words A to Z – Infographics

• maximum – minimum
• forward – backward
• slavery – freedom
• compliment – insult
• mountain – valley
• native – foreigner
• attic – cellar
• little – big
• lie – stand
• clean – dirty
• mean – generous
• dirty – clean
• natural – artificial
• happiness – sadness
• literal – figurative
• morning – evening
• supporter – opponent
• lose – win
• certainly – probably
• generous – stingy
• bad – good
• bitter – sweet
• large – small
• suspect – trust
• modern – ancient
• voluntary – compulsory
• marriage – divorce
• floor – ceiling
• after – before
• open – closed
• ignore – notice
• gain – loss
• already – not yet
• dark – light
• tame – wild
• daughter – son
• east – west
• children – parents
• always – never
• exciting – boring
• let – forbid
• sweet – sour
• come – go
• lead – follow
• noon – midnight
• asleep – awake
• heat – cold
• advance – retreat
• man – woman
• married – divorced
• swift – slow
• extreme – moderate
• genuine – fake
• outskirts – centre
• lazy – industrious
• woman – man
• miss – catch
• then – now
• noisy – quiet
• occupied – vacant
• subtract – add
• in – out
• nice – awful
• guest – host
• hopeless – hopeful
• success – failure
• learn – teach
• him – her
• sugar – salt
• suburb – Centre
• difficult – easy
• extinguish – ignite
• catch – throw
• destruction – construction
• lack – abundance
• stationary – movable
• left – right
• first – final
• exit – entrance
• day – night
• remember – forget
• thaw – freeze
• odd – even
• terrible – lovely
• afraid – brave
• generous – mean
• death – birth
• majority – minority
• temporary – permanent
• scream – whisper
• healthy – ill
• well – ill
• salt – sugar
• most – least
• trust – suspect
• handsome – ugly
• reply – question
• fertile – barren
• rainy – sunny
• stay – go
• mix – sort
• winter – summer
• raise – lower
• teacher – pupil
• teach – learn
• lazy – active
• tardy – early
• kind – mean
• kind – cruel
• drama – comedy
• birth – death

Opposite Words List A to Z (550 – 800)

• short – long
• give – take
• solid – liquid
• never – always
• soft – hard
• smooth – rough
• far – near
• ancient – modern
• close – open
• lead – follow
• brother – sister
• student – teacher
• city – country
• broad – narrow
• now – then
• fat – slim
• near – distant
• friend – enemy
• different – alike
• enter – leave
• inside – outside
• positive – negative
• normal – strange
• peace – war
• for – against
• be interested in – bore
• entrance – exit
• descendant – ancestor
• divorced – married
• before – after
• host – guest
• careful – careless
• strong – weak
• fat – thin
• cry – whisper
• flat – hilly
• aunt – uncle
• shelter – exposure
• ceiling – floor
• plenty – lack
• finish – begin
• dead – alive
• summer – winter
• back – in front of
• certain – uncertain
• empty – full
• conquer – fail
• plant – harvest
• frequent – infrequent
• hopeful – desperate
• brave – cowardly
• affirmative – negative
• evening – morning
• forward – backward
• borrow – lend
• cool – warm
• boy – girl
• simple – complicated
• destroy – build
• busy – lazy
• man – woman
• about – exactly
• future – past
• changeable – constantcheap
• few – many
• here – there
• morning – night
• advanced – elementary
• centre – outskirts
• human – animal
• protection – attack
• bad luck – fortune
• lower – raise
• arrival – departure
• husband – wife
• men – women
• interesting – boring
• high – deep
• hungry – thirsty
• front – back
• like – hate
• accept – refuse
• guilty – innocent
• no – yes
• mess – order
• child – adult
• private – public
• bore – amuse
• cold – hot
• elementary – advanced
• yes – no
• lower – raise
• final – first
• first – last
• junior – senior
• accurate – incorrect
• moon – sun
• land – take off
• animal – humanannoy
• single – married
• combine – separate
• fancy – plain
• compulsory – voluntary
• background – foreground
• complicated – simple
• borrow – lend
• ascent – descent
• authentic – imitation
• clever – stupid
• poor – rich
• early – late
• live – die
• ancestor – descendant
• sister – brother
• small – large
• there – here
• right – left
• stupid – clever
• follow – lead
• forget – remember
• thick – thin
• leave – arrive
• fear – courage
• cruel – kind
• body – soul
• dark – light
• particular – general
• brave – scared
• king – queen
• dictatorship – republic
• ill – healty
• include – exclude
• exposure – shelter
• enjoy – hate
• cool – warm
• insult – compliment
• stop – start
• deny – admit
• healthy – sick
• awake – asleep
• idle – busy
• agree – refuse
• fail – succeed
• daughter – son
• intelligent – silly
• bottom – top
• south – north
• other – same
• break – fix
• abundance – lack
• awake – asleep
• increase – reduce
• harmony – discord
• exclude – include
• better – worse
• admit – deny
• evil – good
• complete – incomplete
• danger – security
• nephew – niece
• form – destroy
• defence – attack
• professional – amateur
• come – go
• everybody – nobody
• late – early
• sell – buy
• repair – damage
• question – answer
• winner – loser
• vowel – consonant
• loose – tight
• lose – find
• sun – moon
• lovely – terrible
• throw – catch
• little – much
• young – old
• satisfaction – regret
• liquid – solid
• mend – break
• safe – dangerous
• gentleman – lady
• fortune – bad luck
• import – export
• end – begin
• pretty – ugly
• minor – major
• total – partial
• sometimes – often
• town – village
• push – pull
• dwarf – giant
• true – false
• regret – satisfaction
• guilty – innocent
• fat – skinny
• accept – refuse
• major – minor
• high – low
• false – true
• cold – heat
• divorce – marry
• against – for
• autumn – spring
• comedy – tragedy
• immigration – emigration
• after – before
• active – lazy
• courageous – cowardly
• notice – ignore
• master – servant
• light – dark
• miss – hit
• domestic – foreign
• gather – scatter
• tough – tender
• strengthen – weaken
• triumph – fail
• love – hate
• tragedy – comedy
• together – apart
• nothing – everything
• loud – soft
• fresh – old/stale
• take – give

Opposite Words List in English (800 -900)

• boring – exciting
• condemn – praise
• take – give
• miserable – happy
• angel – devil
• catch – miss
• cold – hot
• different – same
• good – bad
• attack – defence
• present – past
• cloudy – clear
• day – night
• seldom – often
• hard – soft
• laugh – cry
• beginning – end
• lost – found
• rear – front
• always – never
• defeat – victory
• blunt – sharp
• powerful – weak
• old – modern
• quiet – loud
• construction – destruction
• rise – sink
• export – import
• love – hate
• tall – small
• nasty – nice
• take off – land
• quick – slow
• hot – cold
• grown  up – child
• large – small
• work – rest
• fall – spring
• opponent – supporter
• women – men
• bad luck – good luck
• argue – agree
• pull – push
• finish – begin
• awful – nice
• arrive – depart
• ask – answer
• satisfy – annoy
• tomorrow – yesterday
• top – bottom
• thin – thick
• ending – beginning
• happy – sad
• rude – polite
• new – ancient
• none of – al loaf
• long – short
• separate – connect
• serious – funny
• long – short
• arrest – free
• servant – master
• accidental – intentional
• above – below
• morning – evening
• dull – interesting
• straight – crooked
• behind – in front of
• republic – dictatorship
• frequently – occasionally
• war – peace
• loud – quiet

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