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This article helps learn antonym words list A to Z PDF for beginner English learners. Antonyms words list will not only help you add variety to your English language but will also strengthen your English language expression. The Antonyms list is not only for beginners but for 2nd grade, grade 4, competitive exams, grade 3 and for all the other grades.
Let’s define ‘Antonyms’ first; A Antonyms is a word having the opposite meaning.
Antonym Words List A to Z
Antonym Words List A
| Words | Antonyms |
| antonym | synonym |
| apart | together |
| argue | agree |
| arrest | free |
| arrival | departure |
| arrive | depart |
| artificial | natural |
| autumn | spring |
| awake | asleep |
| animal | human |
| annoy | satisfy |
| answer | ask |
| answer | question |
| animal | human |
| attack | defence |
| attic | cellar |
| alive | dead |
| all | none |
| allow | forbid |
| already | not yet |
| attack | defend |
| awful | nice |
| ask | answer |
| asleep | awake |
| ascent | descent |
| amuse | bore |
| ancestor | descendant |
| angel | devil |
| amateur | professional |
| amuse | bore |
| always | never |
| ancient | modern |
| attack | defend |
Antonym Words List B
| Words | Antonyms |
| broad | narrow |
| big | small, little |
| blunt | sharp |
| better | worse |
| bitter | sweet |
| borrow | lend |
| bravery | cowardice |
| bitter | sweet |
| build | destroy, demolish |
| bold | timid, meek |
| bright | dull |
| back | in front of |
| best | worst |
| blame | praise |
| bless | curse |
| bent | straight |
| big | small, little |
| blunt | sharp |
| better | worse |
| bold | timid, meek |
| broad | narrow |
| bent | straight |
| backward | forward |
| bad | good |
| blame | praise |
| bless | curse |
| bitter | sweet |
| brave | cowardly |
| break | fix |
| bitter | sweet |
| borrow | lend |
| bravery | cowardice |
| borrow | lend |
| bravery | cowardice |
| build | destroy, demolish |
| bottom | top |
| boy | girl |
Antonym Words List C
| Words | Antonyms |
| close | open |
| capable | incapable |
| cloudy | clear |
| clear | vague, cloudy |
| careful | rush, careless |
| calm | troubled |
| closed | open |
| catch | miss |
| ceiling | floor |
| captivity | freedom, liberty |
| careful | careless |
| careless | careful |
| common | rare |
| cellar | attic |
| certainly | probably |
| clever | stupid |
| calm | troubled |
| courage | cowardice |
| cruel | kind |
| courteous | discourteous, rude |
| clear | vague, cloudy |
| careful | rush, careless |
| correct | incorrect |
| conceal | reveal |
| come | go |
| capable | incapable |
| captivity | freedom, liberty |
| clockwise | anti-clockwise |
| correct | incorrect |
| conceal | reveal |
Antonym Words List D
| Words | Antonyms |
| dawn | sunset |
| dally | hurry |
| doubt | trust |
| drunk | sober |
| demolish | build |
| downwards | upwards |
| daytime | midnight |
| denounce | praise |
| death | birth |
| dusk | dawn |
| decrease | increase |
| definite | indefinite |
| demand | supply |
| despair | hope |
| dainty | clumsy |
| danger | safety |
| dark | light |
| deep | shallow |
| defeat | victory |
| dry | dry |
| dark | light |
| doctor | patient |
| damage | improve |
| discourage | encourage |
| different | similar |
| divide | join |
| dim | bright |
| docile | disobedient |
| dormant | awake |
| despair | hope |
| defy | obey |
| delicate | strong |
| demand | supply |
| defend | attack |
Antonym Words List E
| Words | Antonyms |
| empty | full |
| end | begin |
| exceptional | usual |
| enemy | friend |
| ecstasy | misery |
| even | odd |
| excited | calm |
| enormous | tiny |
| enlarge | reduce |
| enjoy | hate |
| enter | leave |
| encourage | discourage |
| entrance | exit |
| employer | employee |
| entrance | exit |
| equal | different |
| enough | insufficient |
| excite | bore |
| ebb | flow |
| East | West |
| economise | waste |
| exciting | boring |
| exclude | include |
| early | late |
| easy | difficult |
| empty | full |
| excited | calm |
| end | beginning |
| expand | contract |
| entirely | partially |
| evident | unnoticeable |
| evil | virtuous |
| expensive | cheap |
| export | import |
| exterior | interior |
| external | internal |
| enormous | tiny |
| everlasting | transient |
| exactly | inaccurately |
| early | late |
Antonym Words List F
| Words | Antonyms |
| fix | break |
| flat | hilly |
| follow | lead |
| fat | thin |
| fast | slow |
| fat | skinny |
| frown | smile |
| freeze | boil |
| feeble | strong |
| fat | thin |
| friend | enemy |
| fortunate | unfortunate |
| forget | remember |
| fact | fiction |
| few | many |
| fresh | stale |
| find | lose |
| fake | real |
| floor | ceiling |
| forgivable | unforgivable |
| forward | backward |
| float | sink |
| fall | rise |
| forbid | allow |
| foolish | wise |
| famous | unknown |
| firm | flabby |
| find | lose |
| first | last |
| free | restricted |
Antonym Words List G
| Words | Antonyms |
| grief | joy |
| gentle | violent |
| grow | shrink |
| give | take |
| gloomy | light |
| get | lose |
| garbage can | rubbish |
| generous | greedy |
| gigantic | tiny |
| guilty | guilty |
| go | go |
| glorify | dishonour |
| giant | giant |
| gallant | cowardly |
| gratis | for a fee |
| general | particular |
| generous | mean |
| gentle | violent |
| great | ordinary |
| grant | beg |
| good | bad |
| good luck | bad luck |
| grown-up | child |
| grasping | generous |
| gentleman | lady |
| giant | tiny |
| girl | boy |
| guilty | innocent |
| guest | host |
Antonym Words List H
| Words | Antonyms |
| harmful | harmless |
| health | disease |
| heat | cold |
| harvest | plant |
| hit | miss |
| hate | enjoy |
| human | animal |
| healthy | sick |
| humid | dry |
| hard | easy, soft |
| hero | coward |
| happy | sad |
| huge | tiny |
| harsh | mild |
| hot | cold |
| husband | wife |
| host | guest |
| heaven | hell |
| horizontal | vertical |
| he | she |
| handsome | ugly |
| happiness | sadness |
| hungry | full |
| hopeless | hopeful |
| high | low |
| hopeful | desperate |
| here | there |
| high | low |
| heavy | light |
| hilly | flat |
Antonym Words List I
| Words | Antonyms |
| identical | different |
| intentional | accidental |
| illicit | legal |
| interesting | boring |
| ignite | extinguish |
| inertia | activeness |
| ignorant | educated |
| moderate | moderate |
| incisive | rambling |
| innocent | guilty |
| ichor | unmovable |
| insult | compliment |
| intelligent | silly, stupid |
| implacable | peaceable |
| important | unimportant |
| inscrutable | expressive |
| inter | exhume |
| in | out |
| include | exclude |
| ichor | unmovable |
| important | trivial |
| immigration | emigration |
| import | export |
| instructor | pupil |
| infallible | capable |
| increase | decrease |
| intentional | accidental |
| in front of | back |
| interrupt | continue |
| inside | outside |
Antonym Words List J
| Words | Antonyms |
| joy | grief |
| jitney | smoker |
| jocular | serious |
| jocund | sad |
| jabs | pulls |
| jeopardy | safety |
| juncture | split |
| junket | scouting trip |
| junta | empire |
| justify | blame |
| jingoism | melting pot |
| juggernaut | small person |
| jacks | dozen |
| jade | refresh |
| jealous | admiring |
| jags | levels |
| jubilant | downcast |
| jail | free |
| joust | peace |
| jealous | trusting |
| junior | senior |
| jeremiad | confound |
Antonym Words List K
| Words | Antonyms |
| kind | cruel |
| kin | unrelated |
| keen | sharp |
| kindergarten | college |
| keep | give |
| kaput | active |
| kid | adult |
| kowtow | disrespect |
| knotty | royal |
| knead | destroy |
| knock | praise |
| knit | unravel |
| knotty | royal |
| kickoff | destination |
| kennel | citadel |
| kidnap | release |
| kudos | shame |
| kneel | rise |
| knife | spoon |
| key | ancillary |
| king | queen |
| kit | disburse |
| know | forget |
| knowledge | ignorance |
| knob | hole |
| kick | take up |
| kosher | improper |
| kill | bear |
| kayak | winter sports |
| kernel | exterior |
Antonym Words List L
| Words | Antonyms |
| liquid | solid |
| little | big |
| little | much |
| left | right |
| long | short |
| lose | win |
| loud | quiet |
| landlord | tenant |
| lazy | active |
| live | die |
| lazy | diligent |
| lovely | terrible |
| low | high |
| lower | raise |
| lawful | unlawful |
| laugh | cry |
| lack | plenty |
| lady | gentleman |
| life | death |
| light | dark |
| long | short |
| loser | winner |
| love | hate |
| lovely | terrible |
| light | heavy |
| less | more |
| land | water |
| large | small |
| last | first |
| late | early |
Antonym Words List M
| Words | Antonyms |
| major | minor |
| male | female |
| miss | catch |
| moderate | extreme |
| militate | boost morale |
| mess | order |
| midnight | noon |
| modern | ancient |
| merry | sad |
| minatory | bright |
| minor | major |
| mirth | depression |
| man | woman |
| master | servant |
| maximum | minimum |
| mean | generous |
| melt | freeze |
| montage | ruin |
| miser | spendthrift |
| mosaic | facile |
| mature | immature |
| morning | evening |
| mountain | valley |
| moon | sun |
| more | less |
| much | little |
| monarchy | republic |
| most | least |
| marry | divorce |
| maximum | minimum |
Antonym Words List N
| Words | Antonyms |
| native | stranger |
| natural | artificial |
| nasty | nice |
| new | ancient |
| nice | awful |
| narrow | wide |
| neat | messy |
| negative | positive |
| none | some |
| now | then |
| niece | nephew |
| night | day |
| nephew | niece |
| never | always |
| north | south |
| nasty | pleasant |
| no | yes |
| noon | midnight |
| none of | al lof |
| nasty | nice |
| near | distant, far |
| negative | affirmative |
| nobody | everybody |
| noisy | quiet, silent |
| normal | strange |
| north | south |
| now | then |
| nadir | zenith |
| not yet | already |
| nothing | everything |
Antonym Words List P
| Words | Antonyms |
| plant | harvest |
| plenty | lack |
| praise | criticism |
| powerful | weak |
| poverty | wealth |
| parents | children |
| possible | impossible |
| pleasant | awful |
| poverty | riches |
| predator | prey |
| private | public |
| peace | war |
| pre | post |
| pass | fail |
| partial | total |
| permanent | temporary |
| plural | singular |
| part | whole |
| polite | impolite |
| plentiful | scarce |
| pretty | ugly |
| poor | rich |
| patient | impatient |
| particular | general |
| polite | rude |
| put on | take off |
| prudent | imprudent |
| push | pull |
| presence | absence |
| pure | impure |
| present | past |
Antonym Words List Q
| Words | Antonyms |
| question | answer |
| quick | slow |
| quiet | loud, noisy |
| quadriceps | biceps |
| quagmire | desert |
| quarter | evict |
| queen | king |
| quick | slow |
| quirkily | normally |
| queasy | healthy |
| querulous | affable |
| queue | disorganization |
| quests | predators |
| quoted | hid |
| quotable | unquotable |
| quotient | aggregate |
| qualified | unqualified |
| question | solution |
| quantum | point |
| quagmire | desert |
| queries | answers |
| quiet | noisy |
| quit | continue |
| quake | still |
| quadrant | circle |
| quietly | loudly |
| quotably | unquotable |
| quite | hardly |
| quicker | clearer |
| quilting | blandness |
Antonym Words List R
| Words | Antonyms |
| rear | front |
| rude | polite |
| reply | question |
| radiant | dull |
| rakish | unfashionable |
| relevant | irrelevant |
| rapacious | charitable |
| rich | poor |
| rapport | rapport |
| rare | common |
| right | wrong |
| raze | construct |
| regular | irregular |
| reciprocal | unrequited |
| risky | safe |
| relief | heartbreak |
| rapid | slow |
| renege | fulfill |
| rough | smooth |
| right | left |
| republic | dictatorship |
| rural | urban |
| real | fake |
| robust | weak |
| roil | pacify |
| rude | polite |
| retrench | augment |
| resound | execrate |
| rainy | sunny |
| rear | front |
Antonym Words List S
| Words | Antonyms |
| sadness | happiness |
| safe | dangerous |
| security | danger |
| seldom | often |
| salt | sugar |
| senior | junior |
| sweet | bitter |
| synonym | antonym |
| solid | liquid |
| special | general |
| spring | autumn |
| sometimes | often |
| sunny | cloudy |
| supporter | opponent |
| start | finish |
| stupid | clever |
| suburb | centre |
| strange | normal |
| sour | sweet |
| south | north |
| success | failure |
| stranger | native |
| strict | gentle |
| soul | body |
| sugar | salt |
| strong | weak |
| student | teacher |
| son | daughter |
| summer | winter |
| sun | moon |
Antonym Words List T
| Words | Antonyms |
| tame | wild |
| tall | short |
| thrive | fail |
| total | part |
| true | false |
| teacher | student |
| then | now |
| trap | release |
| terrible | wonderful |
| teach | learn |
| terrible | lovely |
| there | here |
| throw | catch |
| thirsty | hungry |
| tolerant | intolerant |
| transparent | opaque |
| thick | thin |
| thin | thick |
| town | village |
| tragedy | comedy |
| tie | untie |
| together | apart |
| tomorrow | yesterday |
| tough | easy |
| true | false |
| top | bottom |
| total | partial |
| tough | tender |
| tight | loose |
| tiny | giant |
Antonym Words List U
| Words | Antonyms |
| useless | useful |
| untouchable | reachable |
| unduly | appropriately |
| unity | division |
| undying | mortal |
| unsafe | safe |
| untried | great |
| up | down |
| upstairs | downstairs |
| unqualified | qualified |
| union | separation |
| unease | peace |
| ugly | beautiful |
| under | over |
| understand | misunderstand |
| urban | rural |
| useful | useless |
| unique | common |
| ugliness | beauty |
| upset | stabilize |
| upbringing | adulthood |
| urge | deter |
| unfold | fold |
| uncanny | natural |
| upside-down | right-side-up |
| untrue | loyal |
| under | over |
| untoward | happy |
| us | them |
| unknown | known |
Antonym Words List V
| Words | Antonyms |
| violent | gentle |
| visitor | host |
| vanish | appear |
| victory | defeat |
| virtue | vice |
| vast | tiny |
| voluntary | compulsory |
| virtue | vice |
| vacant | occupied |
| vale | hill |
| visible | invisible |
| vanquish | conquer |
| vascular | avascular |
| vanish | appear |
| vegetate | activate |
| vast | tiny |
| venality | integrity |
| vowel | consonant |
| vendetta | agreement |
| veneer | show |
| venerable | contemptible |
| village | town |
| venomous | harmless |
| veracity | dishonesty |
| viability | fatality |
| villain | hero |
| vintage | new |
| valley | mountain |
| vertical | horizontal |
Antonym Words List W
| Words | Antonyms |
| worst | best |
| wrong | correct |
| wild | calm |
| wide | narrow |
| wife | husband |
| warranty | repudiation |
| women | men |
| worse | better |
| water | land |
| weak | powerful |
| winner | loser |
| winter | summer |
| wadi | mountain top |
| wealth | poverty |
| wealthy | poor |
| white | black |
| whole | part |
| woof | basic |
| wry | straight |
| wan | colorful |
| war | peace |
| warm | cool |
| west | east |
| wet | dry |
| wunderkind | butterfingers |
| within | outside |
| wedding | divorce |
| well (gesund) | ill |
| win | lose |
| whiplash | unlash |
Antonym Words List X
| Words | Antonyms |
| Xenophobic | Multicultural |
| Xeric | Hydric |
| Xylonic | Sensitive |
| Xanthein | Doubter |
| Xenogenetic | Acquired |
| Xanthous | Neutral |
| Xenophobia | Tolerance |
| Xerophagies | Healthy Snack |
| Xenial | Hostile |
| Xerotes | Waterlessness |
| Xanthism | Monotheism |
| Xenic | Violent |
| Xerotic | Bland |
| Xanthein | Pantheistic |
| Xanthous | Neutral |
| Xenophobic | Multicultural |
| Xenobiotic | Eremitic |
| Xenophobia | Tolerance |
| Xenogeneic | Allogeneic |
| Xenolithic | New |
| Xenophiles | Powellise |
Antonym Words List Y
| Words | Antonyms |
| youthful | experienced |
| yowl | laugh |
| yenta | pleasant woman |
| yahoo | derp |
| yak | speak concisely |
| yank | push |
| yuck | yum |
| yielding | stubborn |
| yokemate | bachelor |
| yet | moreover |
| yokel | slicker |
| yelp | laugh |
| yap | be quiet |
| yaw | adjust |
| yawn | romantic |
| yack | soft drink |
| young | old |
| yes | no |
| yesterday | tomorrow |
| youngling | sire |
| yowling | being quiet |
| yearlong | short |
| yeasty | spiritless |
| yacht | patrol boat |
| yackety-yak | quiet |
| yip | conceal |
| yard | distribute |
| yabber | make it clear |
| yo-yo | smarty pants |
| young | old |
Antonym Words List Z
| Words | Antonyms |
| zero point | all |
| zealotry | defeatism |
| zilch | superstar |
| zaniness | sagacity |
| zany | serious |
| zillion | few |
| zany | clever |
| zip | slow |
| zest | dullness |
| zones | wholes |
| zaftig | thin |
| zealous | apathetic |
| zebra crossing | bike lane |
| zero in | digress |
| zagged | on the wagon |
| zeal | indifference |
| zephyr | windstorm |
| zombies | angels |
| zesty | insipid |
| zealously | grimly |
| zephyr | windstorm |
| zigzag | straight |
| zip | unzip |
| yo-yo | smarty pants |
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