Common%Opposites%,%Antonyms%%
Vocabulary%Word%List%!
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A!
absent!(!present!
abundant!(!scarce!
accept!(!decline,!refuse!
accurate!(!inaccurate!
admit!(!deny!
advantage!(!disadvantage!
against!(!for!
agree!(!disagree!
alive!(!dead!
all!(!none,!nothing!
ally!(!enemy!
always!(!never!
ancient!(!modern!
answer!(!question!
antonym!(!synonym!
apart!(!together!
appear!(!disappear,!vanish!
approve!(!disapprove!
arrive!(!depart!
artificial!(!natural!
ascend!(!descend!
attic!(!cellar!
attractive!(!repulsive!
awake!(!asleep!
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B!
backward!(!forward!
bad!(!good!
beautiful!(!ugly!
before!(!after!
begin!(!end!
below!(!above!
bent!(!straight!
best!(!worst!
better!(!worse,!worst!
big!(!little,!small!
black!(!white!
blame!(!praise!
bless!(!curse!
bitter!(!sweet!
borrow!(!lend!
bottom!(!top!
boy!(!girl!
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C!
calm!(!windy,!troubled!
can!(!cannot,!can't!
capable!(!incapable!
captive!(!free!
careful!(!careless!
cheap!(!expensive!
cheerful!(!sad,!discouraged,!
dreary!
clear!(!cloudy,!opaque!
clever!(!stupid!
clockwise!(!
counterclockwise!
close!(!far,!distant!
closed!(!ajar,!open!
clumsy!(!graceful!
cold!(!hot!
combine!(!separate!
come!(!go!
comfort!(!discomfort!
common!(!rare!
conceal!(!reveal!
contract!(!expand!
cool!(!warm!
correct!(!incorrect,!wrong!
courage!(!cowardice!
create!(!destroy!
crooked!(!straight!
cruel!(!kind!
compulsory!(!voluntary!
courteous!(!discourteous,!
rude!
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D!
dangerous!(!safe!
dark!(!light!
day!(!night!
daytime!(!nighttime!
dead!(!alive!
decline!(!accept,!increase!
deep!(!shallow!
definite!(!indefinite!
demand!(!supply!
despair!(!hope!
dim!(!bright!
disappear!(!appear!
diseased!(!healthy!
down!(!up!
downwards!(!upwards!
dreary!(!cheerful!
dry!(!moist,!wet!
dull!(!bright,!shiny!
decrease!(!increase!
discourage!(!encourage!
dusk!(!dawn!
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E!
early!(!late!
east!(!west!
easy!(!hard,!difficult!
empty!(!full!
encourage!(!discourage!
end!(!begin,!start!
enter!(!exit!
even!(!odd!
expand!(!contract!
export!(!import!
exterior!(!interior!
external!(!internal!
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F!
fade!(!brighten!
fail!(!succeed!
false!(!true!
famous!(!unknown!
far!(!near!
fast!(!slow!
fat!(!thin!
feeble!(!strong,!powerful!
few!(!many!
find!(!lose!
first!(!last!
float!(!sink!
foolish!(!wise!
fore!(!aft!
free!(!bound,!captive!
fold!(!unfold!
forget!(!remember!
found!(!lost!
fresh!(!stale!
frequent!(!seldom!
friend!(!enemy!
for!(!against!
fortunate!(!unfortunate!
full!(!empty!
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G!
generous!(!stingy!
gentle!(!rough!
get!(!give!
giant!(!tiny,!small,!dwarf!
girl!(!boy!
give!(!receive,!take!
glad!(!sad,!sorry!
gloomy!(!cheerful!
go!(!stop!
good!(!bad,!evil!
grant!(!refuse!
great!(!tiny,!small,!unimportant!
grow!(!shrink!
guest!(!host!
guilty!(!innocent!
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H!
happy!(!sad!
hard!(!easy!
hard!(!soft!
harmful!(!harmless!
harsh!(!mild!
hate!(!love!
haves!(!have(nots!
healthy!(!diseased,!ill,!sick!
heaven!(!hell!
heavy!(!light!
help!(!hinder!
here!(!there!
hero!(!coward!
high!(!low!
hill!(!valley!
hinder!(!help!
honest!(!dishonest!
horizontal!(!vertical!
hot!(!cold!
humble!(!proud!
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I!
ill!(!healthy,!well!
immense!(!tiny,!
small!
important!(!trivial!
in!(!out!
include!(!exclude!
increase!(!decrease!
inferior!(!superior!
inhale!(!exhale!
inner!(!outer!
inside!(!outside!
intelligent!(!stupid,!
unintelligent!
interesting!(!boring!
interior!(!exterior!
interesting!(!dull,!
uninteresting!
internal!(!external!
intentional!(!accidental!
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J!
join!(!separate!
junior!(!senior!
just!(!unjust!
justice!(!injustice!
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K!
knowledge!(!ignorance!
known!(!unknown!
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L!
landlord!(!tenant!
large!(!small!
last!(!first!
laugh!(!cry!
lawful!(!unlawful,!illegal!
lazy!(!industrious!
leader!(!follower!
left!(!right!
lend!(borrow!
lengthen!(!shorten!
lenient!(!strict!
left!(!right!
less!(!more!
light!(!dark,!heavy!
like!(!dislike,!hate!
likely!(!unlikely!
limited!(!boundless!
little!(!big!
long!(!short!
loose!(!tight!
lose!(!find!
loss!(!win!
loud!(!quiet!
love!(!hate!
low!(!high!
loyal!(!disloyal!
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M!
mad!(!happy,!sane!
major!(!minor!
many!(!few!
mature!(!immature!
maximum!(!minimum!
melt!(!freeze!
merry!(!sad!
messy!(!neat!
minor!(!major!
minority!(!majority!
miser!(!spendthrift!
misunderstand!(!understand!
more!(!less!
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N!
nadir!(!zenith!
narrow!(!wide!
near!(!far,!distant!
neat!(!messy,!untidy!
never!(!always!
new!(!old!
night!(!day!
nighttime!(!daytime!
no!(!yes!
noisy!(!quiet!
none!(!some!
north!(!south!
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O!
obedient!(!disobedient!
odd!(!even!
offer!(!refuse!
old!(!young!
old!(!new!
on!(!off!
open!(!closed,!shut!
opposite(!same,!similar!
optimist!(!pessimist!
out!(!in!
outer!(!inner!
over!(!under!
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P!
past!(!present!
patient!(!impatient!
peace!(!war!
permanent!(!temporary!
plentiful!(!scarce!
plural!(!singular!
poetry!(!prose!
polite!(!rude,!impolite!
possible!(!impossible!
poverty!(!wealth,!riches!
powerful!(!weak!
pretty!(!ugly!
private!(!public!
prudent!(!imprudent!
pure!(!impure,!contaminated!
push!(!pull!
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Q!
qualified!(!unqualified!
question!(!answer!
quiet!(!loud,!noisy!
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R!
raise!(!lower!
rapid!(!slow!
rare!(!common!
regular!(!irregular!
real!(!fake!
rich!(!poor!
right!(!left,!wrong!
right(side(up!(!upside(down!
rough!(!smooth!
rude!(!courteous!
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S!
safe!(!unsafe!
same!(!opposite!
satisfactory!(!unsatisfactory!
secure!(!insecure!
scatter!(!collect!
separate!(!join,!together!
serious!(!trivial!
second(hand!(!new!
shallow!(!deep!
shrink!(!grow!
sick!(!healthy,!ill!
simple!(!complex,!hard!
singular!(!plural!
sink!(!float!
slim!(!fat,!thick!
slow!(!fast!
sober!(!drunk!
soft!(!hard!
some!(!none!
sorrow!(!joy!
sour!(!sweet!
sow!(reap!
straight!(!crooked!
start!(!finish!
stop!(!go!
strict!(!lenient!
strong!(!weak!
success!(!failure!
sunny!(!cloudy!
synonym!(!antonym!
sweet!(!sour!
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T!
take!(!give!
tall!(!short!
tame!(!wild!
them!(!us!
there!(!here!
thick!(!thin!
tight!(!loose,!slack!
tiny!(!big,!huge!
together!(!apart!
top!(!bottom!
tough!(!easy,!tender!
transparent!(!opaque!
true!(!false!
truth!(!flasehood,!lie,!untruth!
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U!
under!(!over!
unfold!(!fold!
unknown!(!known!
unqualified!(!qualified!
unsafe!(!safe!
up!(!down!
upside(down!(!right(side(up!
upstairs!(!downstairs!
us!(!them!
useful!(!useless!
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V!
vacant!(!occupied!
vanish!(!appear!
vast!(!tiny!
victory!(!defeat!
virtue!(!vice!
visible!(!invisible!
voluntary!(!compulsory!
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W!
war!(!peace!
wax!(!wane!
weak!(!strong!
white!(!black!
wide!(!narrow!
win!(!lose!
wisdom!(!folly,!stupidity!
within!(!outside!
wrong!(!right!
wet!(!dry!
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Y!
yes!(!no!
yin!(!yang!
young!(!old!
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Z!
zip!(!unzip!
zenith!(!nadir!
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