THE OPPOSITE LIST OF ADJECTIVES
Slow – Fast
Thick – Thin
Straight – Curly
Light – Heavy
Loose – Tight
Beautiful – Ugly
Big – Small
Strong – Weak
Healthy – Sick
Low – High
Poor – Wealthy
Short – Tall
Thin – Fat
Insane – Sane
Bad – Good
Straight – Crooked
Deep – Shallow
Dark – Light
Lazy –
Hard-working
Brave – Cowardly
Cheap – Expensive
Distant – Near
Modern – Ancient
Delicious – Awful
Wide – Narrow
Talkative –
Taciturn
Healthy – Sick
Careful – Careless
Pessimistic –
Optimistic
Tidy – Messy
Patient –
Impatient
Friendly –
Unfriendly
Cold – Hot
Dishonest – Honest
Happy – Unhappy
Selfish – Generous
Common
Opposite Adjectives Examples:
Slow – Fast
The car was travelling at a
very slow speed.
He’s one of the fastest runners
in the world.
Thick – Thin
He was wearing thick glasses.
She’s only wearing a thin summer
jacket.
Straight – Curly
Terry has a long, straight black
hair.
She was young, with a
round face and brown curly hair.
Light – Heavy
You can carry this bag –
it’s fairly light.
The wardrobe was too heavy for
me to move on my own.
Loose – Tight
I’m very uncomfortable in
this loose shirt.
My shoes were so tight that
I could hardly walk.
Beautiful –
Ugly
The bride looked beautiful in
that dress.
He was short,
near-sighted, ugly and exceptionally awkward.
Big – Small
The garage isn’t big enough
for two cars.
The T-shirt was too small for
him.
Strong – Weak
He picked her up in his big strong arms.
She’s too weak to
feed herself.
Healthy – Sick
I’ve always been perfectly healthy until
now.
Maria can’t come in today
because she’s sick.
Low – High
The sun was low in
the sky.
The camp was surrounded by
a high fence.
Poor – Wealthy
Her family were so poor they
couldn’t afford to buy her new clothes.
He left as a poor, working
class boy and returned as a wealthy man.
Short – Tall
He’s a bit shorter than
me.
She’s a little taller than
her sister.
Thin – Fat
He was tall and thin,
with short brown hair.
You’ll get fat if
you eat all that chocolate.
Insane – Sane
The whole idea sounds
absolutely insane to me.
He seems perfectly sane to
me.
Bad – Good
I have some bad news
for you.
The train service is not
very good.
Straight –
Crooked
She was looking straight at
me.
His lips curled into a crooked smile.
Deep – Shallow
The castle is on an island
surrounded by a deep lake.
The lake is quite shallow.
Dark – Light
The church was dark and
quiet.
The kitchen was light and spacious.
Lazy –
Hard-working
He felt too lazy to
get out of bed.
She is a hard-working teacher.
Brave –
Cowardly
It was brave of
you to speak in front of all those people.
He was very cowardly because
he did not tell that truth.
Cheap –
Expensive
Property is cheaper in
Spain than here.
Petrol is becoming more
and more expensive.
Distant – Near
Stars are distant from
our galaxy.
She told the children not
to go near the canal.
Modern –
Ancient
They are the youngest
children in modern times to face murder charges.
So according to history it
has been found from the most ancient times, and so it is to
our own day.
Delicious –
Awful
The pear is a delicious fruit
and I like it very much.
There’s an awful smell
in here.
Wide – Narrow
The boat was nearly as wide as
the canal.
This is a long narrow road.
Talkative –
Taciturn
He’s a talkative guy,
and I struck up a conversation with him.
He’s a reserved, taciturn person.
Healthy – Sick
I’ve always been perfectly healthy until
now.
Maria can’t come in today
because she’s sick.
Careful –
Careless
Could you be more careful in
future?
He was very careless in
his work
Pessimistic –
Optimistic
He remains deeply pessimistic about
the peace process.
Bankers are cautiously optimistic about
the country’s economic future.
Tidy – Messy
His clothes were always tidy and
clean.
The place is so messy,
I haven’t had time to clear up.
Patient –
Impatient
You’ll just have to be patient and
wait till I’m off the phone.
We are growing impatient with
the lack of results.
Friendly –
Unfriendly
She has such a kind, friendly personality.
She was really unfriendly to
me.
Cold – Hot
Let’s get in out of this cold wind.
In dry gourds, they were
served a hot tea made from the ground leaves of something
Bordeaux called the lip fern.
Dishonest –
Honest
The dishonest manager
was cashiered at last.
He is wise that is honest.
Happy – Unhappy
He alone is happy who
commands his passions.
I hate to see you unhappy.
Selfish –
Generous
I call his behavior mean
and selfish.
He is very generous —
he often buys things for other people.
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