A
absent - present
abundant - scarce
accept - decline, refuse
accurate - inaccurate
admit - deny
advantage - disadvantage
against - for
agree - disagree
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alive - dead
all - none, nothing
ally - enemy
always - never
ancient - modern
answer - question
antonym - synonym
apart - together
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appear - disappear, vanish
approve - disapprove
arrive - depart
artificial - natural
ascend - descend
attic - cellar
attractive - repulsive
awake - asleep
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B
backward - forward
bad - good
beautiful - ugly
before - after
begin - end
below - above
bent - straight
best - worst
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better - worse, worst
big - little, small
black - white
blame - praise
bless - curse
bitter - sweet
borrow - lend
bottom - top
boy - girl
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brave - cowardly
build - destroy
bold - meek, timid
borrow - lend
bound - unbound, free
boundless - limited
bright - dim, dull
brighten - fade
broad - narrow
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C
calm - windy, troubled
can - cannot, can't
capable - incapable
captive - free
careful - careless
cheap - expensive
cheerful - sad, discouraged, dreary
clear - cloudy, opaque
clever - stupid
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clockwise - counterclockwise
close - far, distant
closed - ajar, open
clumsy - graceful
cold - hot
combine - separate
come - go
comfort - discomfort
common - rare
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conceal - reveal
contract - expand
cool - warm
correct - incorrect, wrong
courage - cowardice
create - destroy
crooked - straight
cruel - kind
compulsory - voluntary
courteous - discourteous, rude
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D
dangerous - safe
dark - light
day - night
daytime - nighttime
dead - alive
decline - accept, increase
decrease - increase
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deep - shallow
definite - indefinite
demand - supply
despair - hope
dim - bright
disappear - appear
discourage - encourage
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diseased - healthy
down - up
downwards - upwards
dreary - cheerful
dry - moist, wet
dull - bright, shiny
dusk - dawn
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E
early - late
east - west
easy - hard, difficult
empty - full
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encourage - discourage
end - begin, start
enter - exit
even - odd
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expand - contract
export - import
exterior - interior
external - internal
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F
fade - brighten
fail - succeed
false - true
famous - unknown
far - near
fast - slow
fat - thin
feeble - strong, powerful
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few - many
find - lose
first - last
float - sink
foolish - wise
fore - aft
free - bound, captive
fold - unfold
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forget - remember
found - lost
fresh - stale
frequent - seldom
friend - enemy
for - against
fortunate - unfortunate
full - empty
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G
generous - stingy
gentle - rough
get - give
giant - tiny, small, dwarf
girl - boy
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give - receive, take
glad - sad, sorry
gloomy - cheerful
go - stop
good - bad, evil
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grant - refuse
great - tiny, small, unimportant
grow - shrink
guest - host
guilty - innocent
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H
happy - sad
hard - easy
hard - soft
harmful - harmless
harsh - mild
hate - love
haves - have-nots
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healthy - diseased, ill, sick
heaven - hell
heavy - light
help - hinder
here - there
hero - coward
high - low
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hill - valley
hinder - help
honest - dishonest
horizontal - vertical
hot - cold
humble - proud
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I
ill - healthy, well
immense - tiny, small
important - trivial
in - out
include - exclude
increase - decrease
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inferior - superior
inhale - exhale
inner - outer
inside - outside
intelligent - stupid, unintelligent
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interesting - boring
interior - exterior
interesting - dull, uninteresting
internal - external
intentional - accidental
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J
join - separate
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junior - senior
just - unjust
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justice - injustice
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K
knowledge - ignorance
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known - unknown
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L
landlord - tenant
large - small
last - first
laugh - cry
lawful - unlawful, illegal
lazy - industrious
leader - follower left - right
lend -borrow
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lengthen - shorten
lenient - strict
left - right
less - more
light - dark, heavy
like - dislike, hate
likely - unlikely
limited - boundless
little - big
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long - short
loose - tight
lose - find
loss - win
loud - quiet
love - hate
low - high
loyal - disloyal
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M
mad - happy, sane
major - minor
many - few
mature - immature
maximum - minimum
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melt - freeze
merry - sad
messy - neat
minor - major
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minority - majority
miser - spendthrift
misunderstand - understand
more - less
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N
nadir - zenith
narrow - wide
near - far, distant
neat - messy, untidy
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never - always
new - old
night - day
nighttime - daytime
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no - yes
noisy - quiet
none - some
north - south
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O
obedient - disobedient
odd - even
offer - refuse
old - young
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old - new
on - off
open - closed, shut
opposite- same, similar
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optimist - pessimist
out - in
outer - inner
over - under
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P
past - present
patient - impatient
peace - war
permanent - temporary
plentiful - scarce
plural - singular
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poetry - prose
polite - rude, impolite
possible - impossible
poverty - wealth, riches
powerful - weak
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pretty - ugly
private - public
prudent - imprudent
pure - impure, contaminated
push - pull
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Q
qualified - unqualified
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question - answer
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quiet - loud, noisy
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R
raise - lower
rapid - slow
rare - common
regular - irregular
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real - fake
rich - poor
right - left, wrong
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right-side-up - upside-down
rough - smooth
rude - courteous
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S
safe - unsafe
same - opposite
satisfactory - unsatisfactory
secure - insecure
scatter - collect
separate - join, together
serious - trivial
second-hand - new
shallow - deep
shrink - grow
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sick - healthy, ill
simple - complex, hard
singular - plural
sink - float
slim - fat, thick
slow - fast
sober - drunk
soft - hard
some - none
sorrow - joy
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sour - sweet
sow -reap
straight - crooked
start - finish
stop - go
strict - lenient
strong - weak
success - failure
sunny - cloudy
synonym - antonym
sweet - sour
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T
take - give
tall - short
tame - wild
them - us
there - here
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thick - thin
tight - loose, slack
tiny - big, huge
together - apart
top - bottom
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tough - easy, tender
transparent - opaque
true - false
truth - flasehood, lie, untruth
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U
under - over
unfold - fold
unknown - known
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unqualified - qualified
unsafe - safe
up - down
upside-down - right-side-up
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upstairs - downstairs
us - them
useful - useless
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V
vacant - occupied
vanish - appear
vast - tiny
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victory - defeat
virtue - vice
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visible - invisible
voluntary - compulsory
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W
war - peace
wax - wane
weak - strong
wet - dry
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white - black
wide - narrow
win - lose
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wisdom - folly, stupidity
within - outside
wrong - right
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Y
yes - no
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yin - yang
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young - old
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Z
zenith - nadir
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zip - unzip
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Nursery Rhymes that Refer to Opposites:
Activities on Opposites:
Write Eight Sets of Opposites Think of and write eight sets of opposites. Sample answers: up/down, left/right, black/white, north/south, near/far, in/out, good/bad, big/little, tall/short. |
Animal Opposites Coloring Book to Print
A coloring book about opposites, illustrating the concepts with animals. |
Match the Opposites #1 Match 10 words to their opposites. The words are dry/wet, thin/fat, east/west, close/open, young/old, noisy/quiet, heavy/light, hot/cold, sweet/sour, ugly/pretty. Or go to the answers. |
Match the Opposites #2 Match 10 words to their opposites. The words are big/small, clean/dirty, easy/hard, tall/short, left/right, rich/poor, slow/fast, bad/good, dark/light, high/low. Or go to the answers. |
Match the Opposites #3 Match 10 words to their opposites. The words are north/south, wrong/right, in/out, soft/hard, new/old, shallow/deep, frown/smile, best/worst, true/false, find/lose. Or go to the answers. |
Match the Opposites #4 Match 10 words to their opposites. The words are up/down, narrow/wide, happy/sad, empty/full, day/night, first/last, over/under, less/more, push/pull, near/far. Or go to the answers. |
Match the Opposite Emotion-Related Words Match 10 words to their opposites. The words are generous/greedy, happy/sad, brave/cowardly, shy/bold, hostile/peaceful, frown/smile, energetic/tired, proud/ashamed, loving/hateful, optimistic/pessimistic. Or go to the answers. |
Match the Emperor's New Clothes-Related Antonyms Match 10 words related to the fairytale, The Emperor's New Clothes to their antonyms. The words are visible/invisible, ugly/beautiful, clever/stupid, real/make-believe, vain/humble, new/old, truth/lie, happy/sad, ruler/subject, foolish/wise. Or go to the answers. |
Opposites of Prepositions - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz #1 Answer 10 multiple choice questions on opposites (antonyms) of prepositions. Words: in, over, after, near, with, for, to, outside, on, behind. Or go to the answers. |
Match the Opposite Location-Related Words Match 10 words to their opposites. The words are up/down, north/south, west/east, inside/outside, here/there, first/last, over/under, horizontal/vertical, left/right, far/near. Or go to the answers. |
Opposites - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz #2 Answer 10 multiple choice questions on opposites (antonyms). Words: tall, empty, slow, pretty, right, loud, wet, sour, go, hard. Or go to the answers. |
Opposites - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz #3 Answer 10 multiple choice questions on opposites (antonyms). Words: push, best, wide, clean, light, smile, true, always, old, lose. Or go to the answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #1 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: big/small, cold/hot, win/lose. Or go to sample answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #2 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: give/take, walk/run, happy/sad. Or go to sample answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #3 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: easy/hard, fast/slow, clean/dirty. Or go to sample answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #4 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: bad/good, rich/poor, hard/soft. Or go to sample answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #5 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: noisy/quiet, make/destroy, hard/simple. Or go to sample answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #6 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: pretty/ugly, many/few, help/hurt. Or go to sample answers. |
Write Synonyms of Antonyms #7 Write synonyms for each set of opposites. Antonyms: love/hate, laugh/cry, start/finish. Or go to sample answers. |
Opposites/Antonyms: Vocabulary Word List A list of common opposites (antonyms). |
Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheets For each word, write a synonym and an antonym.
Worksheet #1 Words: big, warm, far, difficult, hurry, like, woman, true, quick, right. Go to sample answers.
Worksheet #2 Words: cry, tall, tired, fat, healthy, repair, depart, start, get, grow. Go to sample answers.
Worksheet #3 Words: love, inside, buy, stop, friend, humble, good, sad, new, boring. Go to sample answers.
Worksheet #4 Words: dry, clean, alive, lose, disappear, more, silent, stay, similar, rich. Go to sample answers.
Worksheet #5 Words: win, stay, rough, good, greedy, sick, alone, alive, find, valuable. Go to sample answers.
Worksheet #6 Words: fast, cautious, soon, open, fair, long, shy, sure, sour, smart. Go to sample answers.
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Draw and Compare Opposites:
Draw and Compare Big and Small Things Draw a big thing and a small thing, label them, and answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one would be heavier?" |
Draw and Compare Day and Night Draw the daytime sky and the night sky and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one do you see more often?" |
Draw and Compare Fast and Slow Things Draw a fast-moving thing and a slow-moving thing, label them, and answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one do you see more often?" |
Draw and Compare A Happy Face and a Sad Face Draw a happy face and a sad face and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one is more like you?" |
Draw and Compare Hard and Soft Things Draw a hard thing and a soft thing and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one is less common?" or go to a pdf version of this page. |
Draw and Compare Heavy and Light Things Draw a heavy thing and a light thing and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one is less common?" or go to a pdf version of this page. |
Draw and Compare Hot and Cold Things Draw a hot thing and a cold thing, label them, and answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one do you see more often?" |
Draw and Compare Noisy and Quiet Things Draw a noisy thing and a quiet thing and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one is smaller?" or go to a pdf version of this page. |
Label Opposites in English:
Label the Opposites #1 in English Label up, down, left, right, empty, full, happy, sad, short and tall in English. Answers |
Label the Opposites #2 in English Label big, small, slow, fast, day, night, behind, in front of, first, and last in English. Answers |
Label the Opposites #3 in English Label over, under, black, white, fat, thin, quiet, loud, less, and more in English. Answers |
Label the Opposites #4 in English Label dirty, clean, hot, cold, wide, narrow, open, closed, push, and pull in English. Answers |
Label Opposites in French:
Opposites in French #1 A Label Me! Printout Label up, down, left, right, empty, full, happy, sad, short and tall in French. Answers |
Opposites in French #2 A Label Me! Printout Label big, small, slow, fast, day, night, behind, in front of, first, and last in French. Answers |
Opposites #3 in French A Label Me! Printout Label over, under, black, white, fat, thin, quiet, loud, less, and more in French. Answers |
Opposites #4 in French A Label Me! Printout Label dirty, clean, hot, cold, wide, narrow, open, closed, push, and pull in French. Answers |
Label Opposites in German:
Opposites #1 in German A Label Me! Printout Label up, down, left, right, empty, full, happy, sad, short and tall in German. Answers |
Opposites #2 in German A Label Me! Printout Label big, small, slow, fast, day, night, behind, in front of, first, and last in German. Answers |
Opposites #3 in German A Label Me! Printout Label over, under, black, white, fat, thin, quiet, loud, less, and more in German. Answers |
Opposites #4 in German A Label Me! Printout Label dirty, clean, hot, cold, wide, narrow, open, closed, push, and pull in German. Answers |
Label Opposites in Italian:
Opposites #1 in Italian A Label Me! Printout Label up, down, left, right, empty, full, happy, sad, short and tall in Italian. Answers |
Opposites #2 in Italian A Label Me! Printout Label big, small, slow, fast, day, night, behind, in front of, first, and last in Italian. Answers |
Opposites #3 in Italian A Label Me! Printout Label over, under, black, white, fat, thin, quiet, loud, less, and more in Italian. Answers |
Opposites #4 in Italian A Label Me! Printout Label dirty, clean, hot, cold, wide, narrow, open, closed, push, and pull in Italian. Answers |
Opposites in Spanish:
Animal Opposites Coloring Book - English/Spanish
A Spanish/English coloring book about opposites, illustrating the concepts with animals. |
Opposites in Spanish #1 A Label Me! Printout Label up, down, left, right, empty, full, happy, sad, short and tall in Spanish. Answers |
Opposites in Spanish #2 A Label Me! Printout Label big, small, slow, fast, day, night, behind, in front of, first, and last in Spanish. Answers |
Opposites #3 in Spanish A Label Me! Printout Label over, under, black, white, fat, thin, quiet, loud, less, and more in Spanish. Answers |
Opposites #4 in Spanish A Label Me! Printout Label dirty, clean, hot, cold, wide, narrow, open, closed, push, and pull in Spanish. Answers |
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