English Common Antonym Words List
alive – dead
all – none
allow – forbid
already – not yet
always – never
ancient – modern
amuse – bore
angel – devil
animal – human
annoy – satisfy
answer – ask
answer – question
antonym – synonym
apart – together
argue – agree
arrest – free
arrival – departure
arrive – depart
artificial – natural
ascent – descent
ask – answer
asleep – awake
attack – defend
attack – defence
attic – cellar
autumn – spring
awake – asleep
awful – nice
back – in front of
bad – good
bottom – top
brave – cowardly
defeat – victory
empty – full
end – begin
end – beginning
ending – beginning
enemy – friend
enjoy – hate
enter – leave
entrance – exit
equal – different
exclude – include
exit – entrance
failure – success
false – true
far – near
few – many
final – first
find – lose
finish – begin
floor – ceiling
follow – lead
forbid – allow
foreign – domestic
foreigner – native
form – destroy
fortune – bad luck
fresh – old/stale
harvest – plant
health – disease
healthy – ill
heaven – hell
heavy – light
hell – heaven
host – guest
life – death
new – ancient
nice – awful
niece – nephew
night – day
plant – harvest
plenty – lack
pleasant – awful
rear – front
right – left
rude – polite
rural – urban
sad – happy
satisfy – annoy
small – big
smooth – rough
some – many
south – north
start – finish
town – village
ugly – beautiful
under – over
wide – narrow
wife – husband
work – rest
woman – man
young – old
