Antonyms

accurate – inaccurate

active, energetic – inactive, passive

attentive – inattentive

awful, terrible – great, excellent, wonderful

awkward, clumsy – skillful (BrE: skilful)

beautiful, attractive, good-looking, pretty – ugly

best – worst

big, large – little, small

bold, confident – timid, shy

brave, bold – afraid, frightened

bright, colorful – dull, colorless

busy, occupied – free

calm, quiet – noisy, excited

careful, cautious – careless

cheerful – gloomy

clean, neat – dirty

clever – foolish, stupid

cold, cool – hot, warm

comfortable, cozy – uncomfortable

confident, sure – not sure

constructive – destructive


convenient – inconvenient

correct – incorrect, wrong

crazy – reasonable, sensible

cruel, merciless – kind, humane

dangerous – safe

dead – alive

decent – indecent, obscene

deep – shallow

definite, clear – vague, indefinite

delicious, tasty – tasteless, inedible

different – the same, similar

difficult, hard – easy

dry – wet

eager – reluctant

early – late

educated – uneducated, ignorant

empty – full

even, smooth – rough, uneven

evident, obvious, clear – vague, obscure

exact, precise – inaccurate, inexact

expensive, valuable – inexpensive, cheap

experienced, qualified – inexperienced, unqualified

fair, just – unfair, unjust

faithful, loyal – unfaithful, disloyal

famous, well-known – unknown

far, distant – near, close

fast, quick – slow

female - male

feminine - masculine

fine, refined – common, ordinary

firm, stable – shaky, unstable

first – last

flexible – rigid, inflexible

foreign – domestic, local

frequent – rare

fresh – stale

friendly – unfriendly, hostile

front – back, rear

funny, amusing – serious

general – special, specific

generous – greedy

gentle, soft, mild – rough, severe

good, nice, pleasant – bad, unpleasant

happy, glad – unhappy, sad

hard – soft

heavy – light

high – low

honest, sincere – dishonest, insincere

huge, enormous – small, tiny

important, significant – unimportant, insignificant

independent, free – not free

intelligent, wise – foolish, stupid

interested, curious – indifferent, bored

interesting – dull, boring

kind, good-natured – strict, ill-natured

lazy – hard-working

light – dark

long – short, brief

loud, noisy – quiet, soft

loving, tender – unloving, harsh

lucky, fortunate – unlucky, unfortunate

magnificent – shabby, miserable

main, chief – secondary, additional

narrow – wide

natural – unnatural

necessary, required – unnecessary, optional

new, modern – old, old-fashioned

noble – mean

original – ordinary, banal

outstanding, remarkable – ordinary

patient – impatient

polite – impolite, rude

positive – negative

previous, former – next

possible – impossible

proper – improper

proud – modest

гордый – скромный

real, genuine – artificial, fake

reasonable, sensible, logical – unreasonable, illogical, absurd, crazy

reliable, dependable – unreliable

rich, wealthy – poor

right – left

right, correct, true – wrong, incorrect, not true

round – square, triangular

sharp, keen, acute – dull, blunt

shy – confident, self-confident

sick, ill – healthy

simple – complex, complicated

strange, unusual – normal, usual

strong, tough – weak, delicate, fragile

sufficient, enough – insufficient, not enough

suitable – unsuitable

surprising, amazing – ordinary

sweet – sour, bitter, salty

tall – short

tense – relaxed

thick, fat – thin, slim

true – false

understandable, clear – unclear, not clear

useful, helpful – useless

whole, complete, full – incomplete, limited

young – middle-aged, old