| Here you will find a table of words and their opposites. Opposites formed by prefixes (dis-, ex-, im-, in-, irr-, un- etc.) are not listed here. This table is not complete. Technical and geographical words are listed only in a very small amount because of clarity. If you know more words, send them by e-mail. |
| A-F | G-L | M-R | S-Z |
| Word | Opposite |
|---|---|
| S | |
| sad | happy |
| sadness | happiness |
| safe | dangerous |
| safety | danger |
| salt | sugar |
| (the) same | different, the other |
| satisfaction | regret |
| to satisfy | to annoy |
| to save | to spend, to waste |
| to scream | to whisper |
| security | danger |
| seldom | often |
| to sell | to buy |
| to send | to receive, to save |
| to sit | to stand |
| senior | junior |
| to separate | to connect, to unite |
| serious | funny |
| servant | master |
| to set free | to arrest |
| shallow | deep |
| sharp | blunt |
| shelter | exposure |
| short | long, tall |
| to shout | to whisper |
| to shut | to open |
| sick | healthy |
| silent | noisy |
| silly | intelligent |
| simple | complicated |
| to sink | to rise |
| single | married |
| sister | brother |
| slim | fat |
| slow | fast, quick |
| small | big, large, tall |
| smooth | rough |
| soft | hard, rough |
| solid | liquid |
| some | many |
| sometimes | often |
| son | daughter |
| soul | body |
| sour | sweet |
| south | north |
| special | general, ordinary |
| spring | autumn |
| to stand | to sit |
| to start | to stop |
| start | finish, end, stop |
| to stop | to start, to go |
| to stand | to lie |
| strange | normal |
| stranger | native |
| strict | gentle |
| strong | weak |
| student | teacher |
| stupid | clever, intelligent |
| suburb | centre |
| to succeed | to fail |
| success | failure |
| to subtract | to add |
| sugar | salt |
| summer | winter |
| sun | moon |
| sunny | cloudy, rainy |
| supporter | opponent |
| to suspect | to trust |
| sweet | bitter, sour |
| synonym | antonym |
| T | |
| to take | to give |
| to take off | to land |
| tall | small, short |
| to teach | to learn |
| teacher | pupil, student |
| then | now |
| terrible | lovely |
| there | here |
| thick | thin |
| thin | thick, fat |
| thirsty | hungry |
| to throw | to catch |
| tight | loose |
| tiny | huge |
| together | apart |
| tomorrow | yesterday |
| top | bottom |
| total | partial |
| town | village |
| tragedy | comedy |
| true | false |
| to trust | to suspect |
| U | |
| ugliness | beauty |
| ugly | beautiful, handsome (boys), pretty (girls) |
| under | over |
| to unite | to divide, to separate |
| unity | division |
| up | down |
| upstairs | downstairs |
| urban | rural |
| useful | useless |
| useless | useful |
| V | |
| vacant | occupied |
| valley | mountain |
| vertical | horizontal |
| victory | defeat |
| village | town |
| violent | gentle |
| visitor | host |
| voluntary | compulsory |
| vowel | consonant |
| W | |
| war | peace |
| warm | cool |
| to waste | to save |
| water | land |
| weak | powerful, strong |
| wealth | poverty |
| wealthy | poor |
| wedding | divorce |
| well | ill |
| west | east |
| wet | dry |
| to whisper | to scream, to shout |
| white | black |
| whole | part |
| wide | narrow |
| wife | husband |
| to win | to lose |
| winner | loser |
| winter | summer |
| to work | to rest |
| woman | man |
| women | men |
| worse | better |
| worst | best |
| wrong | correct, right |
| Y | |
| yes | no |
| yesterday | tomorrow |
| young | old |
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