Opposite Words for Class 1! Antonyms for Class 1! Opposites are words that have opposite meanings. They are also called antonyms. For example, the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’. The antonym of ‘wet’ is ‘dry’. The antonym of ‘big’ is ‘small’. The antonym of ‘fast’ is ‘slow’. The antonym of ‘happy’ is ‘sad’. The antonym of ‘push’ is ‘pull’ etc. Learning opposites helps children to expand their vocabulary and improve their communication skills. It also helps them to understand the concepts of directions, sizes, and quantities etc. Here are some common opposite words that your child can start with:
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Opposite Words for Class 1
- start ___ finish
- general ___ particular
- ill ___ healthy
- healthy ___ ill
- quick ___ slow
- argue ___ agree
- over ___ under
- innocent ___ guilty
- cruel ___ human
- liquid ___ solid
- push ___ pull
- water ___ land
- long ___ short
- everything ___ nothing
- ceiling ___ floor
- sink ___ rise
- light ___ heavy
- particular ___ general
- generous ___ mean
- wealth ___ poverty
- go ___ come
- simple ___ complicated
- ordinary ___ special
- kind ___ cruel
- repair ___ damage
- captivity ___ freedom
- end ___ begin
- never ___ always
- compulsory ___ voluntary
- pleasant ___ awful
- some ___ many
- above ___ below
- black ___ white
- reply ___ ask
- heat ___ cold
- life ___ death
- lend ___ borrow
- nice ___ awful
- entrance ___ exit
- flat ___ hilly
- false ___ true
- gentle ___ violent
- hilly ___ flat
- scream ___ whisper
- even ___ odd
- approached ___ receded
- back ___ in front of
- valley ___ mountain
- create ___ destroy
- leave ___ arrive
- hard ___ easy
- exactly ___ approximately
- lady ___ gentleman
- cowardly ___ brave
- negative ___ affirmative
- future ___ past
- lie ___ stand
- enjoy ___ hate
- ugliness ___ beauty
- right ___ wrong
- ask ___ answer
- wedding ___ divorce
- north ___ south
- lovely ___ terrible
- exposure ___ shelter
- suburb ___ centre
- die ___ live
- everybody ___ nobody
- more ___ less
- dull ___ interesting
- cool ___ warm
- cry ___ laugh
- presence ___ absence
- knowledge ___ ignorance
- ancient ___ modern
- man ___ woman
- other ___ same
- hot ___ cold
- no ___ yes
- health ___ disease
- normal ___ strange
- forget ___ remember
- autumn ___ spring
- animal ___ human
- departure ___ arrival
- scatter ___ collect
- answer ___ ask
- beautiful ___ ugly
- ending ___ beginning
- pretty ___ ugly
- alike ___ different
- arrive ___ depart
- moon ___ sun
- catch ___ miss
- divorce ___ marriage
- humid ___ dry
- rude ___ polite
- soft ___ hard
- funny ___ serious
- outside ___ inside
- high ___ low
- better ___ worse
- few ___ many
- fear ___ courage
- dead ___ alive
- sometimes ___ often
- imprison ___ free
- single ___ married
- in front of ___ back
- descendant ___ ancestor
- save ___ spend
- closed ___ open
- accurate ___ inaccurate
- sit ___ stand
- humane ___ cruel
- defeat ___ victory
- bad ___ good
- slim ___ fat
- seldom ___ often
- break ___ fix
- land ___ water
- safety ___ danger
- junior ___ senior
- west ___ east
- against ___ for
- far ___ near
- white ___ black
- include ___ exclude
- warm ___ cool
- poverty ___ wealth
- nasty ___ nice
- giant ___ tiny
- mend ___ break
- angel ___ devil
- fresh ___ old/stale
- easy ___ difficult
- question ___ answer
- happiness ___ sadness
- for ___ against
- fat ___ slim
- wet ___ dry
- backward ___ forward
- bad luck ___ fortune
- different ___ alike
- rough ___ smooth
- annoy ___ satisfy
- ignore ___ notice
- awake ___ asleep
- immense ___ tiny
- cheap ___ expensive
- foreground ___ background
- weak ___ powerful
- correct ___ incorrect
- melt ___ freeze
- men ___ women
- early ___ late
- hopeless ___ hopeful
- giant ___ dwarf
- come ___ go
- borrow ___ lend
- odd ___ even
- strong ___ weak
- below ___ above
- polite ___ rude
- delicious ___ awful
- day ___ night
- well-ill
- exit ___ entrance
- sister ___ brother
- lead ___ follow
- satisfaction ___ regret
- advance ___ retreat
- enter ___ leave
- in ___ out
- boy ___ girl
- lower ___ raise
- sad ___ happy
- rural ___ urban
- extreme ___ moderate
- heaven ___ hell
- girl ___ boy
- drama ___ comedy
- setfree ___ arrest
- senior ___ junior
- sadness ___ happiness
- miss ___ catch
- love ___ hate
- antonym ___ synonym
- husband ___ wife
- mean ___ generous
- sunny ___ cloudy
- compliment ___ insult
- heavy ___ light
- powerful ___ weak
- much ___ little
- notice ___ ignore
- best ___ worst
- good ___ bad
- occasionally ___ frequently
- abundance ___ lack
- hinder ___ aid
- visitor ___ host
- soul ___ body
- none of ___ al lot of
- finish ___ begin
- light ___ dark
- death ___ birth
- shut ___ open
- grown-up ___ child
- allow ___ forbid
- huge ___ tiny
- fail ___ succeed
- close ___ open
- nephew ___ niece
- all ___ none
- prudent ___ imprudent
- intentional ___ accidental
- last ___ first
- land ___ take off
- amuse ___ bore
- hopeful ___ desperate
- late ___ early
- like ___ hate
- unite ___ divide
- human ___ animal
- calm ___ troubled
- happy ___ sad
- plant ___ harvest
- plenty ___ lack
- beginning ___ ending
- sorrow ___ joy
- live ___ die
- sugar ___ salt
- nobody ___ everybody
- fix ___ break
- afraid ___ brave
- import ___ export
- advantage ___ disadvantage
- vowel ___ consonant
- urban ___ rural
- harvest ___ plant
- slow ___ fast
- rich ___ poor
- refuse ___ agree
- mountain ___ valley
- excited ___ calm
- useless ___ useful
- dangerous ___ safe
- stop ___ start
- children ___ parents
- intelligent ___ silly
- frequently ___ occasionally
- well- ill
- rapid ___ slow
- hit ___ miss
- final ___ first
- near ___ distant
- connect ___ separate
- courageous ___ cowardly
- infront of ___ back
- modern ___ ancient
- destroy ___ build
- bravery ___ cowardice
- open ___ closed
- clever ___ stupid
- abundant ___ scarce
- rigid ___ pliable
- emigrate ___ immigrate
- depart ___ arrive
- separate ___ connect
- badluck ___ good luck
- dark ___ light
- morning ___ evening
- lack ___ abundance
- expensive ___ cheap
- violent ___ gentle
- export ___ import
- freeze ___ melt
- be interested in ___ bore
- subtract ___ add
- vacant ___ occupied
- left ___ right
- start ___ stop
- not yet ___ already
- accidental ___ intentional
- construction ___ destruction
- beinterested in ___ bore
- monarchy ___ republic
- courteous ___ discourteous
- attic ___ cellar
- notyet ___ already
- strict ___ gentle
- defence ___ attack
- stand ___ sit
- midnight ___ noon
- destruction ___ construction
- clean ___ dirty
- stranger ___ native
- brother ___ sister
- parents ___ children
- miss ___ hit
- rear ___ front
- marry ___ divorce
- calm ___ excited
- careless ___ careful
- occupied ___ vacant
- clear ___ cloudy
- danger ___ security
- harmful ___ harmless
- sharp ___ blunt
- bad luck ___ good luck
- village ___ town
- dry ___ humid
- noneof ___ al lot of
- big ___ small
- careful ___ rush
- correct ___ wrong
- domestic ___ foreign
- awful ___ nice
- asleep ___ awake
- divorced ___ married
- free ___ arrest
- protection ___ attack
- many ___ few
- out ___ in
- low ___ high
- lofty ___ lowly
- damage ___ repair
- adult ___ child
- ascend ___ descend
- disease ___ health
- end ___ beginning
- pupil ___ teacher
- finish ___ start
- silly ___ intelligent
- student ___ teacher
- upstairs ___ downstairs
- cellar ___ attic
- lazy ___ active
- shout ___ whisper
- add ___ subtract
- ally ___ enemy
- cloudy ___ clear
- accept ___ refuse
- always ___ never
- lose ___ win
- find ___ lose
- hate ___ love
- exclude ___ include
- major ___ minor
- blunt ___ sharp
- smooth ___ rough
- sun ___ moon
- body ___ soul
- present ___ past
- humble ___ proud
- beginning ___ end
- deny ___ admit
- active ___ lazy
- devil ___ angel
- satisfactory ___ unsatisfactory
- right ___ left
- floor ___ ceiling
- begin ___ end
- part ___ whole
- before ___ after
- new ___ ancient
- minimum ___ maximum
- night ___ day
- rainy ___ sunny
- fortune ___ bad luck
- background ___ foreground
- send ___ receive
- blame ___ praise
- birth ___ death
- professional ___ amateur
- wide ___ narrow
- foreign ___ domestic
- fast ___ slow
- dusk ___ dawn
- continue ___ interrupt
- learn ___ teach
- interesting ___ boring
- increase ___ reduce
- small ___ big
- rest ___ work
- divorce ___ marry
- loser ___ winner
- partial ___ total
- admit ___ deny
- possible ___ impossible
- misunderstand ___ understand
- defend ___ attack
- host ___ guest
- servant ___ master
- desperate ___ hopeful
- division ___ unity
- advanced ___ elementary
- guest ___ host
- moderate ___ extreme
- inferior ___ superior
- regret ___ satisfaction
- deep ___ shallow
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