Common Opposites – Antonyms Vocabulary Word List

WORD	ANTONYMS
abandon	keep
abbreviate	lengthen, increase
ability	incompetence, inability
able	incapable
above	below
abundant	scanty, insufficient
accurate	wrong
achieve	fail
active	lethargic, idle, sluggish
adamant	maneuverable, yielding
add	subtract
adequate	insufficient, sparse
adjourn	recommence, continue
adult	child
advocate	oppose
after	before
afraid	courageous, brave
aggressive	passive, peaceful
aid	hinder
always	never
amateur	professional
ambitious	lazy, indifferent
antagonize	soothe, tranquilize
apparent	hidden, obscure
approve	disapprove, censure
arrive	depart, leave
arrogant	humble, modest
artificial	real, authentic
ask	answer
atrocious	kind, wonderful
authentic	false, artificial
average	unusual, exceptional
awful	pleasant
awkward	graceful
ban	allow, permit
barren	fertile, productive
bashful	outgoing, assured
beautiful	ugly
before	after, behind
beginning	finish, end
believe	doubt, distrust
below	above
beneficial	harmful, adverse
best	worst
birth	death, end
blend	separate
bottom	top
brave	cowardly, timid
break	repair, heal
brief	long
broad	narrow
busy	idle, inactive
buy	sell
calm	excited, turbulent
capture	free, release
care	neglect
careful	careless, reckless
cease	continue, recommence
certain	uncertain, unsure
charming	obnoxious, gross, vulgar
chilly	warm
chubby	thin, skinny
clarify	confuse
close	open
close	far
coarse	fine, smooth
colossal	tiny, insignificant, trivial
combine	separate
comical	tragic, sorrowful
complex	simple
competent	incompetent, inept
comprehend	confuse, misinterpret
complete	incomplete
complex	simple
compress	expand
concrete	abstract, flimsy
concur	disagree
condemn	approve
condense	expand, enlarge
confess	deny
confine	free, release
conflict	agree
conflict	peace, harmony
conform	dissent, dispute
confuse	clarify
congested	empty, unfilled
connect	separate, disconnect
conscientious	neglectful, careless
conscious	unaware, unconscious
consecutive	interrupted
conservative	radical, extreme
considerate	thoughtless, selfish
constantly	scarcely, seldom
contaminate	purify
contented	dissatisfied, unhappy
continue	discontinue, stop
convalesce	relapse
convenient	inconvenient
conventional	unusual
correct	wrong, incorrect
courage	cowardice
courteous	rude
cover	expose
cozy	uncomfortable
cranky	good-humored
crazy	sane
cruel	kind, humane
cry	laugh
dally	rush
damage	remedy, repair
dangerous	safe
daring	cautious
dark	light
dawn	evening
dead	alive, active
decay	bloom, flourish
deduct	add
defend	attack, assault
defy	obey, comply
delicate	sturdy
demolish	restore
denounce	commend
dense	sparse, empty
depart	arrive
deposit	withdraw
desolate	dense, verdant
despise	love
destitute	wealthy
destroy	restore
detach	attach
deter	encourage
determined	doubtful
die	live
different	same, alike
difficult	easy
dilute	strengthen
diminish	increase, amplify
dirty	clean
disagree	agree
dispute	agree
diverse	same, similar
divide	unite
docile	wild, stubborn
dormant	awake, active
doubt	believe
drab	bright
drastic	mild, moderate
dreadful	splendid, super
dry	wet
dubious	certain
dull	sharp, bright
dumb	smart
early	late
easy	hard
eccentric	normal
ecstasy	sadness, depression
empty	fill
encourage	discourage
enemy	ally, friend
enjoy	dislike, hate
enlarge	reduce, shrink
enormous	tiny, microscopic
enough	insufficient
entirely	partly
eternal	temporary, passing
evident	doubtful, vague
evil	good
exceptional	ordinary, commonplace
excite	compose, calm
exhilarated	depressed, dejected, sad
explicit	indefinite, unclear
exquisite	revolting, repulsive
exterior	interior
extravagant	meager
fabulous	unexciting
face	avoid
fair	unjust, unfair
fake	real, genuine
false	true
fancy	simple, plain
fantastic	ordinary, usual
fast	slow
fat	thin
feasible	impossible
feeble	strong
ferocious	tame, gentle
fertile	unproductive, barren
few	many
fiction	truth
fill	empty
fix	break
flaw	perfection
flimsy	sturdy, strong
flippant	polite, respectful
fluid	solid
foe	friend
follow	lead, precede
forbid	encourage
former	latter
fraction	whole
frank	evasive
frenzy	serenity, calmness
fresh	old, stale
friend	enemy
frigid	warm, hot
frivolous	important, serious
front	back
full	empty
furious	calm, placid
future	past
gain	lose
gallant	ungentlemanly
gather	scatter, disperse
gaudy	tasteful, refined
gaunt	overweight, plump
generous	selfish, stingy
gentle	rough, harsh
genuine	fake, phony
gigantic	tiny, minute
give	take, receive
glad	sad, unhappy
gloomy	cheery, bright
glorious	terrible, awful
good	bad, awful
gorgeous	hideous, unattractive
gratitude	ungratefulness
great	insignificant, unimportant
handy	inconvenient, inept
hard	soft, easy
hate	love
help	hinder, thwart
high	low
hold	release, discharge
honest	untruthful, insincere
hospitable	rude, unfriendly
hostile	friendly, cordial
huge	small, tiny
humble	vain, showy
humiliate	honor, dignify
identical	different, varied
idle	busy, ambitious
ignorant	knowledgeable
immaculate	dirty, filthy
immature	mature, adult
immune	susceptible
impartial	prejudiced
impatient	patient
imperative	unnecessary, optional
imperfect	perfect, flawless
impetuous	restrained, careful
important	unimportant, meaningless
independent	dependent, unsure
inferior	superior
infuriate	soothe, clam
ingenious	unoriginal, dull
innocent	guilty
insane	sane
insufficient	adequate, enough
intelligent	ignorant, dense
interesting	dull, boring
intermittent	regular, continual
internal	external, outer
intolerant	understanding, accepting
intriguing	uninteresting, dull
irrelevant	relevant, pertinent, applicable
irritate	soothe, calm
join	separate, disconnect, detach
jolly	sad, grim, glum
jubilant	dejected, depressed
keep	discard, lose
kind	mean, cruel, inconsiderate
lament	rejoice, celebrate
large	small, little
last	first, beginning
least	most, maximum
legible	illegible, unreadable
lenient	harsh, strict
listless	active, energetic
logical	illogical, unreasonable
long	short
loose	tight
lure	repel
luxurious	meager, scanty
magnify	reduce, minimize
mandatory	optional
maximum	minimum, least
meager	abundant, generous
mean	pleasant, nice
mediocre	outstanding
mend	break
migrant	stationary, immovable
militant	peaceful
minor	major
mirth	gloom, sadness
mischievous	well-behaved, angelic
misfortune	good luck, fortune
mobile	immobile, stationary
moderate	extreme, harsh
momentous	unimportant, insignificant
monotonous	interesting
moral	immoral, unethical
morbid	pleasant
morose	cheerful, optimistic
mourn	rejoice
mysterious	obvious, known
naughty	good, appropriate
neat	sloppy, disorderly
negligent	conscientious, careful
nervous	composed, calm
neutral	prejudiced, partial
new	old, antique
nice	unpleasant, naughty
nonchalant	concerned, apprehensive
normal	abnormal, unusual
numerous	few, scanty
obey	disobey, resist
oblivious	mindful, aware
obnoxious	pleasant, pleasing
observe	ignore, disregard
obsolete	stylish, vogue, current
obstinate	maneuverable, flexible
odd	usual, ordinary
offend ominous	please, delight
opaque	transparent, clear
open	close
opponent	ally, friend
optimistic	pessimistic
optional	required
ordinary	unusual, remarkable
outrageous	warranted, acceptable
outstanding	insignificant, inconsequential
painstaking	careless, negligent
passive	forceful
past	future
patience	impatience
peculiar	normal, conventional
perfect	imperfect, faulty
permanent	temporary, changing
perpetual	short-lived, fleeting
persuade	dissuade, deter
plausible	unbelievable
plentiful	scarce, insufficient
pliable	rigid, closed-minded
polite	rude, discourteous
poor	rich, wealthy
portion	whole, total
possible	impossible, unachievable
precarious	sure, safe
precious	cheap, worthless
prejudiced	impartial
premature	late, delayed
premeditated	spontaneous, accidental
preserve	destroy, neglect
pretty	homely, unattractive
prevalent	uncommon, unusual
prevent	permit, allow
probable	improbable, doubtful
proficient	inefficient, inept
profit	loss
prohibit	allow, permit
prominent	unknown, not renowned
prompt	late, slow
prosperous	unsuccessful, fruitless
proud	modest, ashamed
push	pull
qualified	unfit, unsuited
question	answer
quiet	noisy, rowdy
quit	continue, remain
racket	peace, quiet
radiant	dim, not illuminated
raise	lower
ratify	veto, refuse
rational	irrational, crazy
ravage	restore, revitalize
raze	build, construct
recreation	work, labor
reduce	increase, enlarge, amplify
refute	agree, concur
regular	irregular, abnormal
regulate	decontrol
relentless	lenient, sympathetic
relevant	irrelevant, insignificant
reliable	undependable, unreliable
reluctant	willing, accommodating
remote	close, accessible
repulsive	pleasing, alluring
reputable	dishonest, untrustworthy
resist	comply, conform
reveal	hide, conceal
ridiculous	sensible, believable
risky	safe, sound
rowdy	well-mannered, genteel
rude	polite, mannerly
sad	happy, glad
same	different, diverse
savage	civilized, gentle, tame
save	spend, discard
scarce	plentiful, abundant
scrawny	husky, chubby
scrupulous	unethical, careless
seize	release, free
separate	unite, join
serene	disturbed, upset
serious	flighty, fickle
shrewd	unthinking, careless
shy	bold, aggressive
sick	well, healthy
slim	stout, stocky
sluggish	quick, speedy
small	large, important
smooth	rough
sociable	unfriendly, aloof
sorrow	joy, ecstasy
special	ordinary, usual
spontaneous	planned, rehearsed
stable	unsettled
stationary	movable, portable
stimulate	stifle, suppress
stop	start, begin
strenuous	effortless, easy
strict	lenient
strong	weak
stupid	knowledgeable, smart
subsequent	preceding, previous
successful	failing, unsuccessful
sufficient	lacking, insufficient
superb	inferior, mediocre
suppress	foster, encourage
surplus	lack, deficit
swift	slow, sluggish
synthetic	natural
tall	short
tangible	vague, ambiguous
taut	relaxed
tender	harsh, rough
terrible	wonderful, superb
thaw	freeze
thrifty	wasteful, extravagant
thrive	fail, fade, shrivel
total	partial
trivial	important, crucial
turbulent	clam, peaceful
turmoil	quiet, tranquility
unbiased	prejudiced, partial
upset	soothe, calm
urgent	unimportant, trivial
vacant	filled, occupied
vague	clear, definite
valiant	cowardly, fearful
vibrate	firm, steady
vicious	kind, humane
victory	defeat
virtuous	sinful, wicked
vulgar	refined, tasteful
wealth	poverty
weary	energetic, lively
wholehearted	insincere
wild	tame, calm
win	lose
wise	dull, uneducated
wonderful	ordinary, blah
worn	new, fresh
wrong	correct, right
yield	keep, retain
zenith	bottom, base