List of ” antonyms in context “

No.	Word	Antonym	Meaning	Example Sentence
1	Happy	Sad	Feeling joy	She felt happy when she got a gift, but sad when it broke.
2	Big	Small	Large in size	The big dog chased the small cat.
3	Fast	Slow	Quick in movement	The rabbit is fast, but the turtle is slow.
4	Up	Down	Higher position	He went up the stairs and came down later.
5	Hot	Cold	High temperature	I like my tea hot, not cold.
6	Day	Night	Time with sunlight	We play outside during the day and sleep at night.
7	In	Out	Inside something	The ball is in the box, not out of it.
8	Open	Closed	Not shut	Keep the door open, not closed.
9	Light	Dark	Brightness	The room is light in the day and dark at night.
10	Clean	Dirty	Without dirt	Keep your hands clean, not dirty.
11	Early	Late	Before time	She came early, and he came late.
12	Full	Empty	Filled	The glass is full of juice; the cup is empty.
13	Tall	Short	Greater height	The giraffe is tall, and the dog is short.
14	Old	New	Aged	My old shoes are torn, so I bought new ones.
15	Loud	Quiet	High sound	The drum is loud, but the flute is quiet.
16	Near	Far	Close by	My school is near, but my uncle lives far away.
17	Hard	Soft	Firm texture	The rock is hard, and the pillow is soft.
18	Strong	Weak	Powerful	The superhero is strong; the sick man is weak.
19	Begin	End	Start something	The show will begin now and end at 6.
20	Above	Below	Higher level	The bird flew above the tree and landed below.
21	Buy	Sell	To purchase	I buy toys from the shop; the shopkeeper sells them.
22	Right	Wrong	Correct	Your answer is right; mine is wrong.
23	Win	Lose	To succeed	Our team will win, not lose.
24	Push	Pull	Move away	Push the door to open and pull to close.
25	Alive	Dead	Living	The fish is alive in water, but dead outside.
26	Sweet	Sour	Pleasant taste	Mangoes are sweet; lemons are sour.
27	Love	Hate	Affection	I love my cat, but she hates water.
28	Wide	Narrow	Broad	The road is wide, and the path is narrow.
29	Rich	Poor	Having wealth	The rich man helped the poor family.
30	Dry	Wet	No moisture	The clothes are dry; it started raining and now they are wet.
31	Friend	Enemy	Someone you like	A friend helps you, but an enemy might hurt you.
32	Win	Fail	To achieve	I tried hard to win, but I failed.
33	Kind	Cruel	Nice to others	The kind boy helped the dog; the cruel one kicked it.
34	True	False	Correct	The first answer is true; the second is false.
35	Fresh	Stale	Recently made	Eat fresh bread, not stale food.
36	Soft	Hard	Gentle to touch	A pillow is soft, but a rock is hard.
37	Arrive	Depart	Reach a place	We arrive at school at 8 and depart at 3.
38	Safe	Dangerous	Free from harm	This place is safe, but that one is dangerous.
39	Accept	Reject	Say yes	I accept your gift, but reject the offer.
40	Win	Lose	Be victorious	He worked hard to win, but he lost.
41	Smile	Frown	Happy expression	She smiled at the joke; he frowned in anger.
42	Laugh	Cry	Show joy or sadness	Babies laugh when happy and cry when hungry.
43	Lazy	Active	Not doing much	The lazy boy sat, but the active one played.
44	Over	Under	Higher or lower	The ball went over the net and fell under the table.
45	Accept	Deny	Agree or disagree	I accept your excuse, but others deny it.
46	Thick	Thin	Width	That book is thick; this one is thin.
47	Finish	Start	End or begin	Let’s finish the game before we start another.
48	Strong	Fragile	Durable	This box is strong; that glass is fragile.
49	Empty	Full	Without or with contents	My bag is empty; his is full of books.
50	Brave	Scared	Fearless	She is brave during storms, but I get scared.
51	Truth	Lie	Real or false	Always speak the truth and never lie.
52	Accept	Refuse	Take or say no	I accepted the prize, but she refused it.
53	Smile	Scowl	Happy or angry face	The teacher smiled, but the student scowled.
54	Tidy	Messy	Neat or untidy	My room is tidy, but his is messy.
55	Thick	Thin	Fat or slim	The rope is thick; the wire is thin.
56	Easy	Difficult	Not hard	This test is easy, but math is difficult.
57	Deep	Shallow	Far down	The river is deep, but the pond is shallow.
58	Honest	Dishonest	Truthful	An honest person never lies; a dishonest one does.
59	Plenty	Few	Many	We had plenty of food; now there are only a few pieces.
60	Gain	Lose	Get or misplace	I gained weight, but he lost it.
61	Finish	Begin	Complete	Let’s finish the race before we begin the next.
62	Tight	Loose	Firm	This dress is tight, but that one is loose.
63	Alive	Dead	Living	That tree is still alive, others are dead.
64	Hardworking	Lazy	Works hard	Hardworking students do well, lazy ones struggle.
65	Up	Down	Direction	He climbed up the tree and then came down.
66	Laugh	Weep	Show joy or sadness	They laughed during the movie, but I wept.
67	Polite	Rude	Respectful	A polite student says “thank you”, not rude words.
68	Old	Young	Age	My grandmother is old; I am young.
69	Come	Go	Move here or there	Please come here before you go home.
70	Truthful	Lying	Honest	A truthful boy tells no lies.
71	Sweet	Bitter	Pleasant taste	This cake is sweet, but coffee is bitter.
72	Thick	Thin	Heavy or light	This carpet is thick, but the mat is thin.
73	Present	Absent	Attending	I was present yesterday, but absent today.
74	Loud	Soft	Volume	The music is loud; please make it soft.
75	Busy	Free	Occupied or available	I’m busy now, but will be free later.
76	Old	Modern	Aged or new	The building is old, but the house is modern.
77	Bright	Dull	Full of light	The sun is bright, but the room is dull.
78	Honest	False	Truthful	He is an honest student, not false or fake.
79	Hard	Easy	Difficult	This puzzle is hard; that one is easy.
80	Best	Worst	Most good or bad	This is the best dish; that was the worst.
81	Visible	Invisible	Can be seen	Stars are visible at night; ghosts are invisible!
82	Real	Fake	Genuine	This coin is real; the other is fake.
83	Lose	Win	Not succeed	If you lose a game, try again to win.
84	Sharp	Dull	Not blunt	Be careful—the knife is sharp, not dull.
85	Near	Distant	Close or far	The shop is near; the city is distant.
86	Heavy	Light	Weight	This bag is heavy; that one is light.
87	Sweet	Salty	Taste	This cake is sweet; the chips are salty.
88	Rise	Fall	Go up or down	Prices rise in summer and fall in winter.
89	Strong	Delicate	Power	The bridge is strong; the flower is delicate.
90	Simple	Complex	Easy to understand	This math problem is simple, not complex.
91	Accept	Reject	Say yes or no	I accepted his offer, but she rejected it.
92	Smile	Cry	Happy or sad	Babies smile when happy and cry when sad.
93	Open	Shut	Not closed	Leave the door open, don’t shut it.
94	Grow	Shrink	Become bigger or smaller	Clothes grow tight when I shrink in weight.
95	Lost	Found	Not located	I lost my key but found it later.
96	Cool	Warm	Slightly cold	The breeze is cool; the room is warm.
97	Bright	Dim	Very light	The light was bright in the morning and dim in the evening.
98	Allow	Forbid	Permit or not	I allow games, but forbid phones.
99	Deep	Shallow	Far down	The ocean is deep, the stream is shallow.
100	Tight	Loose	Not slack	Tie your shoes tight, not loose.

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