English Vocabulary

Antonyms are words of the same grammatical class that have opposite meanings. A list of antonyms is given below. For a comprehensive list, consult a good thesaurus.

List of Antonyms

famous – obscure
fast – loose, slow
fat – lean, thin
fictitious – real
forget – remember
frequent – rare
fresh – stale
friendly – hostile
full – empty
gain – loss
gather – scatter
general – particular, special
generous – mean
gradual – abrupt, sudden
guilty – innocent
harsh – gentle
hasty – leisurely
hate – love
haughty – meek
heavy – light
high – low
hit – miss
hollow – solid
honour – shame
hope – despair
host- guest
hurt – heal
ideal – actual
idle – busy
imagination – reality
increase – decrease
industrious – indolent, lazy
inferior – superior
inhale – exhale
input – output
joy – sorrow
junior – senior
kind – cruel
kindle – extinguish
knowledge – ignorance
lament – rejoice
later – earlier
latter – former
lead – follow
lend – borrow
let – hire
liberate – enslave
literal – figurative
loose – tight
lose – find
major – minor
many – few
masculine – feminine
material – spiritual
maximum – minimum
memory – oblivion
mild – severe, stern
miser – spendthrift
monogamy – polygamy
monotony – variety, diversity

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