Opposites in English – Word list – M – R
Word | Opposite |
---|---|
M | |
major | minor |
male | female |
man | woman |
many | few, some |
marriage | divorce |
married | divorced, single |
to marry | to divorce |
master | servant |
maximum | minimum |
mean | generous |
to melt | to freeze |
men | women |
to mend | to break |
mess | order |
midnight | noon |
minimum | maximum |
minor | major |
to miss (verfehlen) | to hit |
to miss (verpassen) | to catch |
moderate | extreme |
modern | ancient, old |
monarchy | republic |
moon | sun |
more | less |
morning | evening |
mountain | valley |
much | little |
N | |
narrow | broad, wide |
nasty | nice, pleasant |
native | foreigner, stranger |
natural | artificial |
near | distant, far |
negative | affirmative |
nephew | niece |
never | always |
new | ancient, old |
nice | awful, nasty |
niece | nephew |
night | day |
no | yes |
nobody | everybody |
noisy | quiet, silent |
noon | midnight |
none of | al lof |
normal | strange |
north | south |
not yet | already |
nothing | everything |
to notice | to ignore |
now | then |
O | |
occasionally | frequently |
occupied | vacant |
odd (Zahlen) | even |
off | on |
often | seldom, sometimes |
old | modern, new, young |
on | off |
open | closed, shut |
open | closed |
opponent | supporter |
order | mess |
ordinary | special |
other | same |
out | in |
outside | inside |
outskirts | centre |
over | under |
P | |
parents | children |
part | whole |
partial | total |
particular | general |
to pass | to fail |
past | future, present |
peace | war |
to permit | to forbid |
to plant | to harvest |
plenty | lack |
pleasant | awful |
polite | rude |
poor | rich, wealthy |
poverty | wealth |
powerful | weak |
presence | absence |
present | past, future |
pretty | ugly |
private | public |
probably | certainly |
professional | amateur |
to protect | to attack |
protection | attack |
public | private |
to pull | to push |
pupil | teacher |
to push | to pull |
Q | |
question | answer |
quick | slow |
quiet | loud, noisy |
R | |
to raise | to lower |
rainy | sunny |
rear | front |
to receive | to send |
to reduce | to increase |
to refuse | to agree, to accept |
regret | satisfaction |
to remember | to forget |
to repair | to damage |
to reply | to ask |
reply | question |
republic | dictatorship, monarchy |
to rest | to work |
rich | poor |
right (rechts) | left |
right (richtig) | wrong |
to rise | to sink |
rough (Umgang) | gentle |
rough (Oberfläche) | smooth, soft |
rude | polite |
rural | urban |
Thanks to Alina, Elisabeth and Friedrich.