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adjectives
opposite pairs
| adjective | opposite adjective |
|---|---|
| big / large / huge | small / tiny / little |
| different | the same |
| interesting / exciting | boring |
| nice / kind | mean / unkind / nasty |
| young (people or animals) | elderly (old) |
| new (things) | old |
| wealthy / rich | poor / low-income |
| happy | sad / depressed / unhappy |
| handsome / attractive (man) | unattractive |
| beautiful / pretty / attractive (woman) | unattractive |
| beautiful / pretty (thing) | ugly (thing) |
| fast / quick | slow |
| full | empty (a thing) |
| full | hungry (a person or animal) |
| easy | difficult / hard |
| soft | hard |
| easy | difficult or hard |
| right / correct | wrong / incorrect |
| right (direction) | left |
| high (thing) | low |
| tall | short |
| quiet | loud / noisy |
| clean | dirty |
| early | late |
| positive | negative |
| normal / usual | strange / unusual/abnormal |
| rough | smooth |
| wet | dry |
| cheap / inexpensive | expensive |
| strong | weak |
| light (weight) | heavy |
| light (color) | dark |
| near / close | far |
| smart / intelligent | ignorant / unintelligent / stupid |
| thin / slim / skinny | overweight / heavy / fat |
| possible | impossible |