Antonyms are words that have contrasting, or opposite meanings. The word "antonym" is rooted in the Greek language. The Greek word anti means opposite, while onym means name, i.e., opposite name.
Here is a list of antonyms, commonly asked in various competitive examinations:
| Word | Opposite Word |
| absent | present |
| abundant | scarce |
| accept | decline, refuse |
| accurate | inaccurate |
| admit | deny |
| advantage | disadvantage |
| audience | absence |
| against | for |
| agree | disagree |
| alive | dead |
| all | none, nothing |
| ally | enemy |
| always | never |
| ancient | modern |
| answer | question |
| antonym | synonym |
| anxious | calm |
| apart | together |
| appear | disappear, vanish |
| approve | disapprove |
| aquatic | terrestrial |
| arrive | depart |
| artificial | natural |
| argument | agreement |
| ascend | descend |
| attic | cellar |
| attractive | repulsive |
| awake | asleep |
| awesome | unimpressive |
| backward | forward |
| bad | good |
| beautiful | ugly |
| before | after |
| begin | end |
| below | above |
| bent | straight |
| best | worst |
| better | worse, worst |
| big | little, normal |
| bitter | sweet |
| black | white |
| blame | praise |
| bless | curse |
| bold | meek, timid |
| borrow | lend |
| bottom | top |
| bound | unbound, free |
| boundless | limited |
| boy | girl |
| brave | cowardly |
| bright | dim, dull |
| brighten | fade |
| broad | narrow |
| build | destroy |
| calm | windy, troubled |
| camouflage | uncover |
| can | cannot, can't |
| capable | incapable |
| captive | free |
| careful | careless |
| cheap | expensive |
| cheerful | sad, discouraged, dreary |
| chronological | random |
| clear | cloudy, opaque |
| clever | stupid |
| clockwise | counterclockwise |
| close | far, distant |
| closed | ajar, open |
| clumsy | graceful |
| cold | hot |
| combine | separate |
| come | go |
| comfort | discomfort |
| common | rare |
| compulsory | voluntary |
| conceal | reveal |
| contract | expand |
| cool | warm |
| correct | incorrect, wrong |
| courage | cowardice |
| courteous | discourteous, rude |
| create | destroy |
| crooked | straight |
| cruel | kind |
| culprit | innocent |
| dangerous | safe |
| dark | light |
| day | night |
| daytime | nighttime |
| dead | alive |
| decline | accept, increase |
| decrease | increase |
| deep | shallow |
| definite | indefinite |
| demand | supply |
| despair | hope |
| dim | bright |
| disappear | appear |
| discourage | encourage |
| diseased | healthy |
| down | up |
| downwards | upwards |
| dreary | cheerful |
| dry | moist, wet |
| dull | bright, shiny |
| dusk | dawn |
| early | late |
| east | west |
| easy | hard, difficult |
| empty | full |
| encourage | discourage |
| end | begin, start |
| endangered | protected |
| enigma | clearness |
| enter | exit |
| even | odd |
| expand | contract |
| export | import |
| exterior | interior |
| external | internal |
| extravagant | thrifty |
| fade | brighten |
| fail | succeed |
| false | true |
| famous | unknown |
| far | near |
| fast | slow |
| fat | thin |
| feeble | strong, powerful |
| few | many |
| find | lose |
| first | last |
| float | sink |
| fold | unfold |
| foolish | wise |
| for | against |
| fore | aft |
| forget | remember |
| fortunate | unfortunate |
| found | lost |
| free | bound, captive |
| frequent | seldom |
| fresh | stale |
| friend | enemy |
| full | empty |
| generous | stingy |
| gentle | rough |
| get | give |
| giant | tiny, normal, dwarf |
| girl | boy |
| give | receive, take |
| glad | sad, sorry |
| gloomy | cheerful |
| go | stop |
| good | bad, evil |
| grant | refuse |
| great | tiny, normal, unimportant |
| grow | shrink |
| guest | host |
| guardian | attacker |
| guilty | innocent |
| happy | sad |
| hard | easy |
| hard | soft |
| harmful | harmless |
| harsh | mild |
| hate | love |
| haves | have nots |
| healthy | diseased, ill, sick |
| heaven | hell |
| heavy | light |
| help | hinder |
| here | there |
| hero | coward |
| high | low |
| hill | valley |
| hinder | help |
| honest | dishonest |
| horizontal | vertical |
| hot | cold |
| humble | proud |
| ill | healthy, well |
| immense | tiny, normal |
| important | trivial |
| in | out |
| include | exclude |
| increase | decrease |
| inferior | superior |
| inhale | exhale |
| inner | outer |
| inside | outside |
| intelligent | stupid, unintelligent |
| intentional | accidental |
| interesting | boring |
| interesting | dull, uninteresting |
| interior | exterior |
| internal | external |
| join | separate |
| junior | senior |
| just | unjust |
| justice | injustice |
| knowledge | ignorance |
| known | unknown |
| landlord | tenant |
| large | normal |
| last | first |
| laugh | cry |
| lawful | unlawful, illegal |
| lazy | industrious |
| leader | follower |
| left | right |
| lend | borrow |
| lengthen | shorten |
| lenient | strict |
| less | more |
| light | dark, heavy |
| like | dislike, hate |
| likely | unlikely |
| limited | boundless |
| little | big |
| long | short |
| loose | tight |
| lose | find |
| loss | win |
| loud | quiet |
| love | hate |
| low | high |
| loyal | disloyal |
| mad | happy, sane |
| major | minor |
| many | few |
| mature | immature |
| maximum | minimum |
| melt | freeze |
| merry | sad |
| messy | neat |
| minor | major |
| minority | majority |
| miser | spendthrift |
| misunderstand | understand |
| more | less |
| monarchy | democracy |
| nadir | zenith |
| narrow | wide |
| near | far, distant |
| neat | messy, untidy |
| never | always |
| new | old |
| night | day |
| nighttime | daytime |
| no | yes |
| noisy | quiet |
| none | some |
| north | south |
| obedient | disobedient |
| odd | even |
| offer | refuse |
| old | new |
| old | young |
| on | off |
| open | closed, shut |
| opposite | same, similar |
| optimist | pessimist |
| out | in |
| outer | inner |
| over | under |
| past | present |
| patient | impatient |
| peace | war |
| permanent | temporary |
| plentiful | scarce |
| plural | singular |
| poetry | prose |
| polite | rude, impolite |
| possible | impossible |
| postscript | introduction |
| poverty | wealth, riches |
| powerful | weak |
| pretty | ugly |
| private | public |
| prudent | imprudent |
| punctual | tardy |
| pure | impure, contaminated |
| push | pull |
| qualified | unqualified |
| question | answer |
| quiet | loud, noisy |
| raise | lower |
| rapid | slow |
| rare | common |
| real | fake |
| regular | irregular |
| rich | poor |
| right | left, wrong |
| right-side-up | upside-down |
| rough | smooth |
| rude | courteous |
| safe | unsafe |
| same | opposite |
| satisfactory | unsatisfactory |
| scatter | collect |
| second hand | new |
| secure | insecure |
| separate | join, together |
| serious | trivial |
| shallow | deep |
| shrink | grow |
| sick | healthy, ill |
| simple | complex, hard |
| singular | plural |
| sink | float |
| slim | fat, thick |
| slow | fast |
| sober | drunk |
| sophisticated | naive |
| soft | hard |
| some | none |
| sorrow | joy |
| sour | sweet |
| sow | reap |
| start | finish |
| stamina | weakness |
| stop | go |
| straight | crooked |
| strict | lenient |
| strong | weak |
| success | failure |
| sunny | cloudy |
| sweet | sour |
| synonym | antonym |
| take | give |
| tall | short |
| tame | wild |
| terrain | sky |
| them | us |
| there | here |
| thick | thin |
| tight | loose, slack |
| tiny | big, huge |
| together | apart |
| top | bottom |
| tough | easy, tender |
| transparent | opaque |
| true | false |
| truth | falsehood, lie, untruth |
| under | over |
| unfold | fold |
| unknown | known |
| unqualified | qualified |
| unsafe | safe |
| up | down |
| upstairs | downstairs |
| us | them |
| useful | useless |
| vacant | occupied |
| vanish | appear |
| vast | tiny |
| victory | defeat |
| virtue | vice |
| visible | invisible |
| voluntary | compulsory |
| war | peace |
| wax | wane |
| weak | strong |
| wet | dry |
| white | black |
| wide | narrow |
| win | lose |
| wisdom | folly, stupidity |
| within | outside |
| wrong | right |
| yes | no |
| yin | yang |
| young | old |
| zenith | nadir |
| zip | unzip |