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Список распространенных английских антонимов

А

Above - below

absent - present

abundant - scarce

accept - decline, refuse

accident – intent

accomplishment - failure

accurate – inaccurate

achieve – fail

add – subtract

adjacent – distant

admire - detest

admit – deny, reject

adore – hate

advance - retreat

advantage – disadvantage

affirm – deny

afraid – confident

after – before

aid - hinder

against - for

agree – disagree

alert - asleep

alive - dead

all - none, nothing

allow – forbid

alone – together

amateur - professional

ally - enemy

always – never

amuse - bore

ancient - modern

answer - question

antonym - synonym

apart – together

apparent - obscure

appear - disappear, vanish

approve – disapprove

argue - agree

arrive – depart

arrogant - humble

artificial - natural

ascend – descend

attack - defend

attractive – repulsive

attract - repel

awake – asleep

awkward – graceful

B

back - front

backward - forward

bad – good

backward - forward

beautiful - ugly

before - after

begin - end

below - above

bent - straight

best - worst

better - worse, worst

big - little, small

birth – death

bitter - sweet

black - white

blame - praise

bless - curse

bitter – sweet

blunt – sharp

bold – timid, meek

borrow - lend

bottom - top

bound - unbound, free

boundless – limited

bravery – cowardice

break – repair

brief - long

bright - dim, dull

brighten - fade

broad – narrow

build – destroy

busy – idle

buy - sell

C

calm - windy, troubled

can - cannot, can't

capable - incapable

captive – free

capture – release

careful – careless

cause – effect

cautious – careless

centre - edge

cheap – dear, expensive

cheerful - sad, discouraged, dreary

child – adult

chilly – warm

clean - dirty

clear – vague, cloudy, opaque

clever – stupid

clockwise – anti-clockwise

close – distant, open

cold – hot

combine – separate

come – go

comfort – discomfort

common – rare

complex – simple

compliment – insult

conceal – reveal

constant – variable

continue – interrupt

cool – warm

cope - original

correct – incorrect

courage – cowardice

crazy – sane

crooked - staight

cruel – kind

cry - laugh

cunning – simple

D

dainty – clumsy

damage - improve

danger – safety

dark – light

dawn – sunset

day - night

decrease - increase

deep - shallow

definite - indefinite

demand - supply

despair – hope

destroy – create

difficult - easy

dim - bright

disappear - appear

discourage - encourage

disease – health

dismal – cheerful

divide – unite

doubt - trust

down - up

downwards - upwards

dreary - cheerful

dry - moist, wet

dull - bright, shiny

dusk - dawn

E

early - late

East - West

easy - hard, difficult

economise - waste

empty - full

encourage - discourage

end - begin, start

entrance - exit

even – odd

evil - good

excited - calm

expand – contract, shrink

export - import

exterior - interior

external - internal

F

fade - brighten

fail - succeed

false - true

famous – unknown

fancy - plain

far - near

fast - slow

fat - thin

feeble – sturdy, strong, powerful

few – many

fiction - fact

find – lose

finish – start

firm - flabby

first – last

fix - break

float – sink

follow - lead

foolish - wise

fore – aft

forgive - blame

free - bound, captive, restricted

fold - unfold

forget - remember

found – lost

frank - secretive

fresh - stale

frequent - seldom

friend - enemy

for - against

fortunate - unfortunate

full – empty

funny – empty

future – present, past

G

gather - distribute

generous – stingy, mean

gentle – rough, violent

get - give

giant - tiny, small, dwarf

give - receive, take

glad - sad, sorry

gloomy - cheerful

go – stop, come

good - bad, evil

grant - refuse

great - tiny, small, unimportant, minute

grow - shrink

guest - host

guilty – innocent

H

handsome - ugly

happy – sad, miserable

hard – easy

hard - soft

harmful - harmless

harsh – mild

hasten - dawdle

hate - love

healthy - diseased, ill, sick, unhealthy

heat - cold

heaven - hell

heavy - light

help - hinder

here - there

hero - coward

high - low

hill - valley

hinder - help

honest – dishonest

hopeful - hopeless

horizontal - vertical

hot - cold

humble – proud

huge – tiny

I

ignore - notice

ill - healthy, well

imitation - genuine

immense – minute, tiny, small

immigrate - emigrate

important – trivial

imprison - free

in - out

include - exclude

increase - decrease

inferior - superior

inhale - exhale

inner – outer

innocent - guilty

inside - outside

intelligent - stupid, unintelligent

interesting – boring, dull, uninteresting

interior - exterior

internal - external

intentional – accidental

J

jeopardize - secure

join - separate

junior - senior

just - unjust

justice – injustice

K

keen – uninterested

kind – cruel, nasty

knowledge - ignorance

known – unknown

L

lack – abundance, plenty

landlord - tenant

large - small

last – first

late -early

laugh - cry

lawful - unlawful, illegal

lazy - industrious

leader - follower

left - right

lend -borrow

lengthen - shorten

lenient - strict

left - right

less - more

light - dark, heavy

life - death

like - dislike, hate

likely - unlikely

limited - boundless

little – big

live - die

lofty - lowly

long - short

loose - tight

lose – find

loser - winner

loss – win

loud - quiet

love - hate

low – high

lower - raise

loyal - disloyal

M

mad - happy, sane

major - minor

many - few

mature - immature

maximum – minimum

mean - generous

melt – freeze

mend - break

merry - sad

messy - neat

minor - major

minority - majority

miser – spendthrift

miss - catch

misunderstand - understand

more – less

much - little

N

narrow – wide, broad

native – foreigner, stranger

natural - artificial

near - far, distant

neat - messy, untidy

negative - affirmative

never - always

new – old, ancient

nice – awful, nasty

night - day

no – yes

nobody - everybody

noisy - quiet

none – some

nothing – everything

notice – ignore

now - then

North - South

O

obedient – disobedient

occasionally - frequently

odd - even

offer – refuse

often – seldom, sometimes

old - young

old - new

on - off

open - closed, shut

opposite- same, similar

optimist – pessimist

order - mess

out - in

outer – inner

outside – inside

outskirts - centre

over – under

P

pass - fail

past - present

patient - impatient

peace - war

permanent – temporary

permit - forbid

please - displease

plentiful - scarce

plural - singular

poetry - prose

polite - rude, impolite

poor – rich, wealthy

poverty - wealth

possible - impossible

poverty - wealth, riches

powerful – weak, feeble

presence – absence

pretty – ugly

private - public

prudent - imprudent

pure - impure, contaminated

push - pull

Q

qualified – unqualified

quick - slow

question - answer

quiet - loud, noisy

R

raise - lower

rapid - slow

rare – common

rear – front

receive – send

reduce – increase

refuse – agree, accept

regular - irregular

real – fake

rest - work

rich - poor

right - left, wrong

right-side-up - upside-down

rough – smooth, soft, gentle

rude – courteous

S

sad - happy

safe – unsafe, dangerous

same – opposite, different

satisfy – unsatisfied, dissatisfy

secure – insecure

seldom - often

scatter – collect

senior - junior

separate - join, connect, together

serious – trivial, funny

second-hand – new

security – insecurity

sense - nonsense

shallow – deep

sharp - blunt

shrink – grow

short – long

shut - open

sick - healthy, ill

simple - complex, hard, complicated

singular - plural

sink - float

slim - fat, thick, stout

slow – fast

smooth - rough

sober - drunk

soft – hard

solid - liquid

some - none

sorrow - joy

sour - sweet

sow -reap

straight – crooked

stand - lie

start - finish

stop - go

strict – lenient, indulgent

strong - weak

success - failure

sunny - cloudy

synonym - antonym

sweet - sour

T

take - give

tall - short

tame - wild

them - us

there - here

thick – thin

throw - catch

tight - loose, slack

tiny - big, huge

together - apart

top - bottom

tough - easy, tender

transparent - opaque

true - false

truth - lie, untruth

U

under - over

unfold – fold

unity - division

unknown - known

unqualified - qualified

unsafe - safe

up - down

upside-down - right-side-up

upstairs - downstairs

us - them

useful - useless

V

vacant – occupied

valuable - valueless

vanish - appear

vast - tiny

victory - defeat

virtue - vice

visible - invisible

voluntary – compulsory

vowel - consonant

W

war - peace

wax - wane

weak - strong

wet - dry

white – black

weak – strong, powerful

white - black

wide - narrow

win - lose

wisdom - folly, stupidity

within – outside

worse – better

worst - best

wrong - right

Y

yes - no

young - old

Z

zip - unzip