150 OPPOSITE WORDS FOR KIDS
A
ADVANCE - RETREAT
ABOVE - BELOW
ABSENT - PRESENT
ABUNDANT - SCARCE
ACCEPT - REFUSE
ACCIDENTAL - INTENTIONAL
ACCURATE - INACCURATE
AFTER - BEFORE
AGAINST - FOR
AHEAD - BEHIND
ALL - NONE
ALWAYS - NEVER
ALIVE - DEAD
ANCIENT - MODERN
AWAKE - ASLEEP
ATTACK - DEFEND
AUNT - UNCLE
AUTHENTIC - IMITATION
B
BEGINNING - END
BEG - OFFER
BENEATH - ABOVE
BEST - WORST
BITTER - SWEET
BLACK - WHITE
BIG - SMALL
BORROW - LEND
BOTTOM - TOP
BOY - GIRL
BRAVE - SCARED
BREAK - FIX
BAD - GOOD
BALD - HAIRY
BEAUTIFUL - UGLY
BROTHER - SISTER
BUY - SELL
C
CAREFUL - CARELESS
CATCH - THROW
CEASE - BEGIN
CERTAIN - UNCERTAIN
CHEERFUL - SAD
CITY - RURAL
CLOSE - OPEN
COLD - HOT
COMBINE -SEPARATE
COMEDY - TRAGEDY
COME - GO
COMPLETE - INCOMPLETE
CONDEMN - PRAISE
CONQUER - FAIL
CONTRACT - EXPAND, INCREASE
COOL - WARM
CROOKED - STRAIGHT
CRUEL - KIND
D
DANGEROUS - SAFE
DARK - LIGHT
DRY - WET
DIRTY - CLEAN
DRUNK - SOBER
DAY - NIGHT
DIFFERENT - SAME
E
EMPTY - FULL
EASY - DIFFICULT
ENTER - EXIT
EXPENSIVE - CHEAP
EXTERNAL - INTERNAL
F
FAST - SLOW
FAT - THIN
FRONT - BACK
H
HAPPY - SAD
HEAVY - LIGHT
HERE - THERE
HIDE - SHOW
HIT - MISS
HIM - HER
HIGH - LOW
HUSBAND - WIFE
HUNGRY - FULL
HARD - SOFT
I
IDLE - BUSY
ILL - HEALTHY
ILLEGAL - LEGAL, LAWFUL, LEGITIMATE
IMAGINE - REAL
IMPORT - EXPORT
IMPRISON - FREE
INCLUDE - EXCLUDE
IN - OUT
INSIDE - OUTSIDE
INCREASE - DECREASE
J
JOY - GRIEF
K
KIND - MEAN
KING - QUEEN
KNOWLEDGE - IGNORANCE
KNOWN - UNKNOWN
L
LEAD - FOLLOW
LONG - SHORT
LOVE - HATE
LEFT - RIGHT
LARGE - SMALL
LAST - FIRST
LAUGH - CRY
LAZY - ACTIVE
LOOSE - TIGHT
M
MALE - FEMALE
MAJOR - MINOR
MANY - FEW
MAXIMUM - MINIMUM
MARRIED - SINGLE
MATURE - IMMATURE
MELT - FREEZE
MEN - WOMEN
N
NEAR - FAR
NOISY - QUIET
O
ODD - EVEN
OFF - ON
OLD - NEW
P
PASS - FAIL
POSSIBLE - IMPOSSIBLE
PRIVATE - PUBLIC
PULL - PUSH
R
REGULAR - IRREGULAR
RIGHT - WRONG
RICH - POOR
ROUGH - SMOOTH
S
STAY - LEAVE
STOP - START
STRAIGHT - CROOKED
STRANGER - FAMILIAR
STRENGTHEN - WEAKEN
STRONG - WEAK
SUMMER - WINTER
SUN - MOON
SHARP - BLUNT
SWEET - SOUR
SOUTH - NORTH
SMOOTH - ROUGH, UNEVEN, HIRSUTE
SPEND - SAVE
START - FINISH
STATIONARY - MOVABLE
SUGAR - SALT
SWIFT - SLOW, UNHURRIED, LEISURELY
T
TAKE - GIVE
TALL - SHORT
U
UNDER - OVER
UP - DOWN
W
WALK - RUN
WHOLE - PARTIAL, INCOMPLETE, BROKEN
WIN - LOSE
Y
YOUNG - OLD
YES - NO