Opposite Words for Class 1 (Antonyms)

Big — Small Hot — Cold Day — Night Good — Bad Happy — Sad Fast — Slow Up — Down In — Out Open — Close Hard — Soft Clean — Dirty New — Old Young — Old Light — Dark / Heavy Long — Short Tall — Short High — Low Full — Empty Rich — Poor Wet — Dry Alive — Dead Near — Far Friend — Enemy Work — Rest Love — Hate

Buy — Sell Give — Take Question — Answer Cry — Laugh Start — Stop Begin — End Come — Go Like — Dislike True — False Right — Wrong Win — Lose Pass — Fail Pleasure — Pain Success — Failure Forward — Backward Courage — Fear Virtue — Vice Kind — Cruel Polite — Rude Cheap — Expensive Freedom — Captivity / Slavery Peace — War Hope — Despair Strength — Weakness Dark — Bright

Opposite of Cheap = Expensive (also: costly, dear) Opposite of Freedom = Captivity / Slavery / Imprisonment Opposite of Love = Hate Opposite of Day = Night Opposite of Happy = Sad / Unhappy Opposite of Hot = Cold Opposite of Good = Bad Opposite of Fast = Slow Opposite of Big = Small / Little Opposite of Strong = Weak Opposite of Clean = Dirty Opposite of True = False Opposite of Wise = Foolish

1. The elephant is big, but the mouse is small.
2. The sun is hot, but ice is cold.
3. It is day now; it was night earlier.
4. The road near school is short; the road to the market is long.
5. The market sells cheap vegetables but the mall sells expensive ones.
6. We live in freedom; prisoners live in captivity.
7. He was sad yesterday but is happy today.
8. The tortoise is slow; the hare is fast.