+100 Opposite Words List, Meaning and Antonym Vocabulary
| word | meaning | oppositewords |
| benefit | utility, use, advantage, usefulness, profit | damage,harm,loss,hurt,detriment,injury,havoc,depredation,cost,expense,charge,expenditure,outlay |
| kind | type, species, sort, genre, sort of | pitiless,bad,nasty,cold,bitter,heedless,impolite,mean,inhumane,hateful,indifferent,malignant,uncivil,brutal,savage,cruel,aloof,disagreeable |
| lazy | indolent, idle, sluggish, tired, laggard | smart,intelligent,clever,cute,wise,astute,bright,brilliant,discerning,stylish,elegant,chic,sleek,fashionable,cunning,crafty,shrewd,sly,slick,nice,beautiful,lovely,good,pretty |
| victim | sacrifice, prey, offering, martyr, patsy | assailant,antagonist,perpetrator,murderer,rapist,wrongdoer,mugger enemy,foe goon,killer,attacker,criminal,assaulter,committer,assailer,offender,aggressor,culprit,intruder |
| nocturnal | done, occurring, or active at night | afternoon,noon,mid-afternoon,post-lunch,noontime,daily diurnal,daytime day,occasional,midday,morning |
| humble | modest, unobtrusive, unassuming | arrogant,vain,conceited,proud,haughty,supercilious,brash,insolent,presumptuous,cheeky,overbearing,assuming,bigheaded,bumptious,overweening,lofty,uppity,presuming |
| deep | profound, sound, abstruse, recondite | shallow,fordable,shoaly,superficial,surface,tangential,cosmetic,skin-deep,cursory,perfunctory,sketchy,casual |
| heavy | severe, serious, hard, slow, heavyweight | light,lightweight,weightless,featherweight,airy,buoyant,featherlike,feathery,ethereal,floaty,fluffy,gossamer |
| selfish | egotistical, egoistic, thoughtless | modest,humble,unobtrusive,unassuming,unpretentious,small,lowly,meek,low,lousy,vile,short,cowardly |
| wise | learned, erudite, sophisticated, omniscient | ignorant,illiterate,uneducated,uninformed,benighted,unknowing,unlearned,unannounced,unaware,oblivious,innocent of,unacquainted |
| wide | broad, spacious, large, extensive | narrow,tight,acute,constricted,strait,parochial,limited,restricted,finite,scarce,scant,scanty |
| confident | sure, certain, assured, safe, secure | unstable,hesitant,undecided,indecisive,unsteady,ambivalent,hanging,pendent,pendant,unsettled,outstanding,open,in dependance,precarious,fluid,changeable,in the air,unfixed,undetermined,up in the air |
| misogyny | ingrained prejudice against women | misandry,philogyny,activist,campaigner,suffragette,women’s libber,radical,feminist,feminism |
| brave | bold, courageous, daring, gritty, intrepid | funky,coward,fearful,cowardly,timid,dastardly,chicken,recreant,pigeonhearted,pusillanimous |
| sharp | keen, pungent, acute | pointless,round,dull,dumb,dim,rounded,blunt,blunted,dulled,obtuse,edgeless, unsharpened,flat,worn,worn down,stubbed,stubby |
| sweet | luscious, mellow, soft, pleasant, beautiful | bitter,painful,hot,sad,brackish,harsh,hard,rigid,tough,stiff,severe,vigorous,violent,intense,heavy,sharp,keen,pungent,acute,strong |
| sorry | sad, upset, unhappy, worried, dejected | happy,delighted,merry,blissful,elated,contented,satisfied,pleased,glad,content,blessed,auspicious,good,well,decent,fine,great,joyful,rejoicing,joyous,gladsome,happy-go-lucky |
| fresh | new, crisp, raw, hot | stale,corny,old,threadbare,trite,dated,worn,decrepit,obsolescent,damaged,broken,bad,distorted,faulty,exhausted,extinct,drained,finished,played out,tired,weary,haggard |
| peace | reconciliation, concord | war,fighting,wartime,struggle,fight,battle,combat,warfare,harp,sackbut,scramble,tussle,hostility,enmity,hatred,animosity,antagonism,hassle,effort |
| loud | noisily, loudly, loud, smash | whisper,whispering,mutter,undertone,breath,susurration,rumor,talk,hearsay,story,grapevine,hint,innuendo,allusion,suggestion,insinuation,rustle,rustling,crackling,swish,crunch |
| polite | courteous, nice, gentle, urbane, refined | rude,rough,coarse,bearish,crude,vulgar,bad,churlish,impertinent,dirty,naughty,irreverent,disrespectful,impudent,insolent,inconsiderate,discourteous,uncivil,impolite,indelicate,common,clownish,gauche,nasty,indecent,shameless |
| love | passion, crush, amour, gallantry, adoration | hate,hatred,dislike,aversion,loathing,disgust,grudge,resentment,spite,animosity,nausea,abomination,detestation |
| optimistic | sanguine, hopeful, roseate | pessimistic,downbeat,pessimist,depressed,sombre,dejected,low |
| shy | bashful, embarrassed, timid, coy, gawky | shameless,unashamed,immodest,unabashed,unblushing,impudent,cheeky,brassy,ribald,assertive,daring,confident |
| freedom | liberty, independence, latitude | bondage,captivity,slavery,enslavement,servitude,enthrallment,passion,love,amorousness |
| calm | quiet, tranquil, serene, peaceful, still | blustering,choppy,fierce,furious,harsh,immoderate,raging,squally,storming,swirling,unruly,windswept,windy,stirred up,stormful,chaotic,howling,inclement,rough,stormy,wild |
| generous | bountiful, profuse, liberal, handsome | stingy,mercenary,avaricious,acquisitive,money grubber,measly,mean,skimpy,parsimonious,churlish,cheeseparing,mangy,ungenerous,scrooge,vile,spare |
| improve | develop, advance, cultivate, evolve, build up | reduce,decrease,ax,cut back,lessen,abate,drop,cause to fall,beat down,lower,mark down,miniaturize,make smaller,diminish,minimize,belittle,set down,take down,put down,bring down |
| honest | fair, frank, righteous, straight, straightforward | cheat,fraud,swindler,cheater,crook,rogue,trickster,shyster,impostor,deceiver,tartar,punk,bum,vagrant,lowlife,tramp,liar,sham,fabricator,fibber,prevaricator,fabulist,bouncer,braggart,blowhard,boaster,storyteller |
| fear | horror, fright, dread, awe, alarm | courage,bravery,guts,daring,prowess,spunk,pecker,pluck,valour,valor,gallantry,pluckiness,moral |
| dull | opaque, dim, cold, matt, glassy | bright,brilliant,shiny,glossy,shining,polished,luminous,sunny,clear,sunlit,light-well,live,alive,living,lively,vibrant,intelligent,smart,clever,discerning,agleam,ablaze |
| proud | vain, honorable, conceited, vainglorious | dishonest,dishonorable,inglorious,dishonored,undignified,dishonourable,embarrassed,ashamed,confused,mousy,shamefaced,timid |
| progress | progression, advance, advancement | drop,decline,decrease,fall,reduction,falling,reducing,degradation,regression,recession,setback,regress,retreat,collapse,downfall,decadence,sunset,slump,subsidence,depression,sag |
| democracy | a form of government | brutality,harshness,strictness,severity,bullying,peremptoriness,oppression,persecution,cruelty,tyranny,grimness,absolutism,authoritarianis |
| narrow | tight, acute, constricted, strait, parochial | wide,broad,spacious,large,extensive,vast,very,much,many,numerous,plenty,very big,tremendous,thumping,extra large,giant,immense,endless,limitless,no end in sight,shoreless,great,big,major,older,common,widespread,prevalent,diffuse |
| beautiful | pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically | ugly,homely,unattractive,unsightly,hideous,nasty,bad,poor,worse,evil,ill,disgusting,obnoxious,revolting,sullen,morose,surly,grouchy,saturnine,tasteless,unpleasant,flavorless,insipid,distasteful |
| expand | widen, broaden, enlarge, amplify, dilate | narrow,contract,constrict,straiten,bore,bother,become narrow,shrink,get bored,run up,strain,be stretched tight,tighten,attitudinize,set |
| bright | brilliant, shiny, glossy, shining, polished | dull,opaque,dim,cold,matt,glassy,mat,sober,lackluster,pale,faded,faint,pallid,sallow,blind,blunt,sightless,disused |
| clever | smart, intelligent, cute, wise, astute | stupid,foolish,dumb,silly,daft,goofy,stupidly,idiotic,crazy,jerky,dopey,gullible,giddy,dizzy,dozy |
| support | assistance, backing, bracket, backup, aid | against,across,opposite,in the face of,in front of,reverse,inverse,adverse,criticism,critique,knocking,comment,commentary,censure,animadversion,strictures,condemnation,reprimand,reproach,denunciation |
| innocent | harmless, blameless, clear, guiltless | guilty,delinquent,culpable,sinful,wicked,unrighteous,fallen,evil,blameworthy,at fault,to blame,peccant |
| cheap | inexpensive, low, dime, giveaway | expensive,pricey,costly,pricy,dear,precious,sumptuous |
| quiet | silent, mute, muted, noiseless, soundless | noisy,loud,tumultuous,vociferous,clamorous,hilarious,boisterous,blatant,tumultuary,bouncing,voiced,vocal,vowel,sounding,fussy,obstreperous |
| genuine | real, true, actual, authentic, exact | imitation,dishonest,crooked,deceptive,illusory,false,imitated,fraudulent,spurious,dubious,illegitimate,ingenuine,factitious,pseudo,fake,bogus,counterfeit |
| fat | obese, overweight, stout, corpulent | slim,weak,poor,low,faint,thin,lean,rawboned,powerless,feeble,impotent,helpless,ineffectual,light,rangy,skinny,slender |
| sin | transgression, evil, wrongdoing, iniquity | good deed,service,favor,good turn,right,special favor,innocent,harmless,blameless,clear,white,sinless,lamblike,wide-eyed,correct,accurate,straight,exact |
| strong | powerful, robust, potent, mighty, vigorous | weak,poor,low,faint,thin,lean,powerless,feeble,impotent,helpless,ineffectual,light,mild,lightweight,slight,small,rickety,undersized,puny,scrawny,skinny,sluggish,groggy,exhausted,infirm,incapable,unable,flimsy,not enduring,not fast,stalky |
| modern | contemporary, advanced, streamlined | past,ancient,bygone,early,forgotten,historical,antique,quaint,kooky,antiquarian,eccentric,crusted,medieval,prehistoric,primeval,way back,prior |
| tall | long, extended, lengthy | short,brief,concise,curt,summary,mini,little,small,few,under,poor |
| feminist | person who supports feminism | classicist,conservatist,right-winger,traditionalist,unprogressive,moderate,anti-feminist,male chauvinist,misogynist,sexist,woman hater,patriarchist |
| happy | delighted, merry, blissful, elated, contented | sorry,sad,upset,unhappy,worried,dejected,regretful,remorseful,contrite,repentant,penitent,poor,miserable,pitiful,wretched,pitiable,absurd,silly,stupid,nonsensical,foolish,distressed,woebegone,dark |
| transparent | clear, sheer, crystal, gauzy, hyaline | mat ,matt ,dull,opaque ,sober ,lackluster,foggy ,nubilous ,glazed ,misty ,shady ,smokey,tinted ,smoky ,sunproof ,light-proof,colorless,pale |
| gentle | kind, courteous, polite, delicate | rude,rough,coarse,bearish,crude,vulgar,bad,churlish,impertinent,dirty,naughty,irreverent,disrespectful,impudent,insolent,inconsiderate,discourteous,uncivil,impolite,indelicate,common,clownish,gauche |
| serious | grave, important, critical, earnest, solemn | comforting ,soothing,easy ,snug,leisure,insouciant ,unconcerned ,jovial ,joyful ,joyous ,blithesome ,bright ,relax,buoyant |
| superior | high, excellent, unsurpassed, super, extra | inferior ,under,subordinate ,subaltern ,nether ,minus,descendent,low-ranking ,junior ,lowly ,low-grade ,second-string,second-fiddle,humble |
| preceding | previous, former, prior | after,following,posterior,succeeding,later,ensuing,back,consequent ,latter ,successional ,upcoming ,next ,subsequential ,oncoming |
| latter | last, recent, latest, final, late | previous,former,prior,preceding,last,past,gone,bygone,passe,old,used,ancient,anterior,antecedent |
| hope | prospect, promise, expectation | apprehension ,disbelief ,confusion ,scepticism ,angst,nervousness,apprehensiveness ,doubt ,suspicion ,question ,uncertainty ,mistrust ,disbelief,concern ,fearfulness ,despair,desperation,dismay |
| good | well, decent, fine, great, okay | bad,poor,worse,evil,ill,nasty,wicked,foul,damaged,broken,distorted,faulty,out of order,wretched,terrible,awful,crappy,screwed,rotten,flimsy,decayed,carious,rickety,rude,churlish,impertinent,dirty,naughty,fake,false,counterfeit,forged,fraudulent |
| dense | intensive, intense, busy | rare,uncommon,unusual ,infrequent ,scarce ,exceptional,uncrowded,loose ,limp,slack ,lax,flabby |
| empathy | ability to understand feelings of another | apathy,indifference ,neglect ,listlessness ,insouciance ,backwater,heedlessness ,mercilessness ,nonchalance,coolness,detachment ,insensitivity ,disregard ,unconcern,disinterest |
| green | color between blue and yellow spectrum | stale,corny,old,trite,worn,ripe,barren ,adult ,experienced ,grown-up ,leafless ,mature ,dying ,expert ,healthy ,shrinking ,skilled ,withered |
| steep | rugged, craggy, perpendicular | calm ,cheap ,plain ,smooth ,even,tabular,constant,flat ,level,easy ,gentle ,gradual ,moderate ,slight |
| busy | engaged, occupied, concerned, engrossed | unpaid,postage ,free,post-free,independent ,unfettered ,exempt ,latitudinarian,free ,idle ,available ,inactive ,unoccupied ,unbusy ,unengaged ,uninhabited |
| cruel | brutal, tyrannical, oppressive | merciful,compassionate,gracious,charitable,Samaritan,pitying,forgiving,magnanimous,propitious,fair,conscientious,just,equitable,sane |
| boring | tedious, dusty, dull, drab, oppressive | entertaining,enjoyable,funny,amusing,lively,upbeat,tasteful,pleasurable,delightful,decorous,tasty,pleasant,nice,lovely,pretty |
| foolish | stupid, silly, stupidly, idiotic, crazy | smart,intelligent,clever,cute,wise,astute,bright,brilliant,discerning,stylish,elegant,chic,sleek,fashionable,cunning,crafty,shrewd,sly,slick,nice,beautiful,lovely,good,pretty,awake,vigilant,waking,alert,aware |
| wild | brutal, savage, ferocious, feral | civilized,civil,urbane,polite,kind,nice,slender,courteous,gentle,delicate,sophisticated,couth,cultivated,decorous,developed,urban,humane |
| active | operative, energetic, busy | passive,inactive,quiescent,nonviolent,calm,hushed,inert,quiet,static |
| shallow | fordable, shoaly | deep,profound,sound,abstruse,recondite,religious,dark,thick,black,solid,strong,heavy,severe,serious,hard,slow,sincere,hearty,interior,heartfelt,genuine,vigorous,violent,intense,extreme,excessive,ultra,high |
| dark | obscure, murky, shadowy, gloomy | light,lamp,luminary,gleam,illumination,skylight,enlightenment,daylight,radiance,glory,nimbus |
| intelligent | smart, clever, cute, wise, astute | stupid,fool,silly,idiot,dummy,cretin,jackass,zany,twit,clod,noodle,sucker,dope,fall guy,chump,mug,schlemiel,clown,buffoon,jester,harlequin,bughouse,feather-brain |
| predecessor | ancestor | successor,follow-up,derivative,descendent,afterbear,result,anaphor,succedent,consequent,replacement,heir,aftercomer,descendant |
| passive | inactive, quiescent, nonviolent | active,real,effective,operative,effectual,ascendant,forceful,dominant,energetic,busy,strenuous,spry,moving,mobile,bustling,live,sliding,working,laboring,labouring,alive,living,lively,vibrant |
| light | lamp, luminary, gleam | dark,obscure,murky,shadowy,gloomy,shady,deep,thick,black,solid,strong,overland,territorial,sooty,sable,bad,poor,worse,evil,ill,dusky,dusk,unlit,aphotic,unilluminated |
| oral | by word of mouth, verbal | writing,clerical,scriptural,article,lettering,scripture,handwriting,penmanship,writership,nonvocal,paper,chart,manuscript,graph,visual,implied,assignment,document,unsaid,stated,heard |
| synonym | NULL | against,across,opposite,in the face of,before,in front of |
| angry | hot, pissed off, furious, mad | happy,delighted,merry,blissful,elated,contented,satisfied,pleased,glad,content,blessed,auspicious,good,well,decent,fine,great |
| little | small, minor, young, younger, petty | very,much,many,numerous,plenty,good,a great deal,bags of |
| straight | flat, plain, smooth, level, even | winding,circuitous,bending,curving,anfractuous,corkscrew,flexuous,meandering,serpentine,windy,zigzag,curled,curved,gyrating,spiral,spiralling,inclined,oblique,sloping,skewed,bevel |
| great | large, big, major, older, grand | bad,poor,worse,evil,ill,nasty,wicked,foul,damaged,broken,distorted,faulty,out of order,wretched,terrible,awful,crappy,screwed,mini,tiny,small,midget,little,minor,young,younger |
| rude | rough, coarse, bearish, crude, vulgar | kind,courteous,gentle,polite,delicate,affable,good,well,decent,fine,great,pleasant,nice,lovely,pretty,delightful,tender,affectionate,benevolent,charitable,soft,humanitarian,philanthropic,beneficent,humane |
| loyal | faithful, devoted, staunch | rebel,rebellious,mutinous,unruly,insurgent,disobedient,insubordinate |
| dominant | overpowering, most important | weak,poor,low,faint,thin,lean,powerless,disappointing,dismal,dissatisfactory,dreadful,effete,craven,dire,appalling,atrocious,awful,inadequate,incompetent,ineffectual,diabolical |
| beneficial | helpful, useful, advantageous, good | detrimental,harmful,deleterious,noxious,destructive,injurious,bad,poor,worse,evil,ill,pernicious,malefic,noisome |
| hate | dislike, aversion, loathing, disgust | affection,tenderness,yearning,fervor,fidelity,flame,hankering,idolatry,inclination,involvement,like,partiality,piety,rapture,regard,lust,passion,respect,taste,adulation,allegiance |
