Adjectives – Opposites

Adjectives are the most commonly used words in English. They are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns. They can also describe the number (quantity) of nouns.

Opposite adjectives contain words that have a negative meaning relationship between them, and their meanings are completely different from each other. For an example of opposite pairs are big-small, long-short, fat – skinny, etc.

List of Common Opposites of Adjectives in English

• on – off
• beautiful – ugly
• big – small
• hot – cold
• happy – unhappy
• hardworking – lazy
• modern – traditional
• new – old
• polite – rude/impolite
• poor – rich
• quiet – noisy
• right – wrong
• safe – dangerous
• awesome – terrible
• normal – strange
• cheap – expensive
• clean – dirty
• curly – straight
• difficult – easy
• asleep – awake
• nice – nasty
• intelligent – stupid
• light – heavy
• alert – drowsy
• raw – cooked
• alive – dead
• interesting – boring
• cruel – kind
• dry – wet
• early – late
• hungry – full
• narrow – wide
• fat – thin
• full – empty
• short – long
• small – big
• soft – hard
• single – married
• good – bad
• early – late
• best – worst
• brave – afraid
• calm – nervous
• certain – unsure
• close – distant
• complete – incomplete
• true – false
• well – ill/unwell
• white – black

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