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Opposite Words in English

 



Understanding opposite words, also known as antonyms, is a fundamental part of learning English for primary school students. Opposites are crucial for building vocabulary, improving communication, and enhancing reading comprehension. In this blog, we’ll explore 100 simple opposite words that are perfect for young learners. These words are easy to remember and will help kids grasp the basics of English quickly.

What Are Opposite Words?

Opposite words are pairs of words that have completely different meanings. For example, "big" and "small" are opposites. Learning these pairs not only makes language more interesting but also strengthens a child’s ability to describe things more precisely.

Why Are Opposite Words Important?
Vocabulary Building: Learning opposites helps children expand their word knowledge.

Better Communication: Understanding opposites improves clarity in speaking and writing.

Enhanced Comprehension: It helps in understanding context and meaning while reading.


1.       Accept X Reject/Refuse

2.     Achievement X Failure

3.     Acknowledge X Reject

4.    Active X Passive

5.    Alive X Dead

6.    Always X Never

7.     Ancient X Modern

8.    Arrive X Depart

9.    Attack X Defend

10. Beautiful X Ugly

11.    Begin X End

12.  below X Above

13.  Best X Worst

14. Big X Small

15. Bitter X Sweet

16. Bold X Timid (coward)

17.     Brave X Coward

18.    Bud X Flower

19.      Buy X Sell

20.     Careful X Careless

21.        Celebrate X Mourn

22.       Certain X Uncertain

23.      Clever X fool

24.      Clever X Foolish

25.      Come X Go

26.      Cool X Hot

27.     Defeat X Victory

28.     Demolish X Construct

29.      Dirty X Clean

30.     Dream X Realize

31.        Dry X Wet

32.       Easy X Difficult

33.       Empty X Full

34.       Encourage X Discourage

35.       Ever X Never

36.       Expand X Contract

37.         Fast X Slow

38.       Fastest X Slowest

39.       Feat X Failure

 


40.       First X Last

41.     Foolish X Wise

42.       Former X Later

43.        Friend X Enemy

44.         Frown X Smil

45.        Full X Empty

46.      Fast  X  Slow

47.       Generosity X Miserliness

48.         Generous X Miser

49.       Give X Take

50.       Glad X Grieve

51.          Glad X Sad

52.       Good X Bad

53.          Great X Silly

54.       Grieving X Enjoying

55.      Happy X Unhappy

56.     Hard X Soft

57.     Heavy X Light

58.    Help X Hinder

59.    High X Low

60.       Highest X Lowest

61.      Ignorant X Intelligent

62.    Increase X Decrease

63.     Initially X Finally

64.   Intelligent X Dull

65.   Interesting X Boring

66.    Lady X Gentleman

67.      Large X Small

68.      Laugh X Weep

69.     Leader X Follower

70.      Less X More

71.         Long X Short

72.      Lose X Gain

73.     Master X Student

74.     Mean X Great

75.   Mighty X Weak

76.   More X Less

77.  Native X Foreign

78.    Never X Always

79.     New X Old

80.     Notice X Ignore

81.    Oblige X Refuse

82.    Open X Close

83.    Order X Request

84.    Outer X Inner

 


85.    Patriot X Traitor

86.    Permanent X Temporary

87.      Poverty X Richness

88.     Powerful X Powerless

89.  Present X Absent

90.    Profit X Loss

91.      Prolific X Barren

92.     Proud X Humble

93.   Quick X Slow

94.    Quit X Join

95.     Remember X Forget

96.     Request X Order

97.     Reward X Insult

98.    Reward X Punishment

99.     Safe X Unsafe/Dangerous

100.   Same X Different

101.     Save X Spend

102.    Serious X Casual

 


103.   Silent X Aggressive

104.  Silly X Great

105.    Slow X Fast

106.    Soft X Hard

107.     Special X Ordinary

108.    Stop X Allow

109.    Strong X Weak

110.     Stronger X Weaker

111.       Success X Failure

112.     Suffer X Enjoy

113.    Superior X Inferior

114.    Sweet X bitter

115.     Tell X Ask

116.    Tough X Smooth

117.    True X False

118.    Useful X Useless

119.    Vanish X Appear

120.  Weak X Strong

121.      Widow X Widower

122.     Won X Lost

123.     Wrong X Right

124.   Young X old

125.   Brave X Timid

126.   Broad X Narrow

127.    Difficult X Easy

128.   Kind X Cruel / Unkind

129.    Life X Death

130.     Master X Servant

131.     Presence X absence

132.    Rich X poor

133.     Right X Left

134.   Right X Wrong

135.     Superior X Inferior

   

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