40 Common Opposites In English

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.

big – small

cheap – expensive

clean – dirty

deep – shallow

down – up

early – late

easy – difficult

far – near

fast – slow

fat – thin

full – empty

good – bad

happy – sad

heavy – light

here – there

high – low

hot – cold

in – out

inside – outside

interesting – boring

light – dark

long – short

loud – soft

many – few

new – old

open – close

rich – poor

right – left

safe – dangerous

single – married

smooth – rough

soft – hard

strong – weak

tall – short

thick – thin

tight – loose

warm – cool

wet – dry

wide – narrow

young – old