Antonyms

Antonyms are words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite of each other for one
meaning. Both synonyms and antonyms are often used in tests and language drills.

Below is a list of common antonyms. Please refer to district adopted materials for words
specific to each grade level.
abo adv am atta wor brin chil cop nigh
ve anc use ck se g– ly – y– t
– e– – – big rem war origi dee
belo retr bor def – ove m nal p–
w eat e end little boy cle cou shal
abs affir anc attr birt – an ntry low
ent m– ient act h– girl – me des
– den – – dea bus dirty n– troy
pre y mo rep th y– clo fore –
sent afra der el bitt idle se igne cre
acc id – n awa er – buy – r ate
ide conf ann ke swe – ope cra diffi
nt – iden oy – et sell n zy – cult
inte t – asle bla col san –
nt afte soot ep ck cap d– e eas
acc r– he awk – ture hot cro y
om bef ans war whit – co oke dim
plis ore wer d– e rele mm d– –
hm aid – gra blu ase and strai brig
ent – que cefu nt – cau – ght ht
– hind stio l sha se obe cru divi
failu er n rp – y el – de
re alar app bac bod effe co kind –
ach m– are k– y– ct mpl cry unit
iev com nt – fron soul cau ex – e
e– fort obs t bol tiou – laug dou
fail aler cur bad d– s– sim h bt –
add t– e – timi car ple cur trus
– asle arg goo d eles co se t
subt ep ue d bott s mpl – dru
ract aliv – bar om cen ime bles nk
adj e– agr e– – ter nt – s –
ace dea ee cov top – insu sob
nt – d arri ere bra edg lt da er
dist allo ve d ve e con ma dull
ant w– – bea – cha sta ge –
ad forb dep utif cow nge nt – – sha
mir id art ul – ardl – vari imp rp
e– alo arr ugly y rem able rov du
det ne oga bef bre ain con e mb
est – nt – ore ak che tinu dar –
ad tog hu – – ap e– k– sma
mit eth mbl afte rep – inte light rt
– er e r air exp rrup da
reje am asc ben brie ensi t wn eart
ct ate end t– f– ve coo – h–
ado ur – – strai long chil l– sun sky
re – prof des ght brig d– war set eas
hat essi cen bett ht – adul m day t–
e onal d er – dull t –
wes ces bla rec cow inn lau soli
t s me eive han ard oce gh d
eas fals for gla dso hig nt – – littl
y– e– war d– me h– guilt cry e–
har true d– sad – low y lea big
d fam bac glo ugly hill insi din live
ele ous kwa om hap – de g– ly –
me – rd y– py vall – follo inac
ntar unk free che – ey outs win tive
y– now – erfu sad him ide g lon
adv n rest l har – inte lea ely
anc fan ricte glo d– her llig ve –
ed cy d ssy soft hire ent – cro
end – fres – hat – – arri wde
– plai h– dull e– fire stup ve d
begi n stal go love his id left lon
n fast e – he – – g–
eve – frie com – her joll righ sho
n– slo nd e she s y– t rt
odd w – gor hea hot seri les loo
eve fat ene geo d– – ous s– se
nin – my us foot cold joy mor –
g– thin fun – hea hor – e tight
mor ficti ny ugly l– ribl sad let lost
ning on – gre infe e– nes – –
evil – sad at – ct plea s pre fou
– fact full sma hea sant vent nd
goo find – ll lthy hug kee lev lou
d – em gre – e– p– el – d–
exc lose pty ed sick tiny lose une soft
epti fini – hea hur kin ven lov
ona sh gai gen ven ry – d– lie e–
l– – n– ero – slo cru – hat
com star lose us hell w el trut e
mo t gen grie hea hur kno h
n firm ero f– vy t– wle life mai
exp – us joy – help dge – ntai
and flab – gro light – dea n–
– by stin und hei idle igno th disc
shri fix gy – ght – ran like onti
nk – gen sky – acti ce – nue
bre tle gua dep ve disli maj
fail ak – rd – th in – larg ke or –
– foll har atta hel out e– like min
pas ow sh ck p– indi sma ly – or
s – get gue hind vid ll unli ma
fail lead – ss er ual last kely ke
ure for give – her – – liqu –
– giv giv kno o– gro first id – dest
suc e– e– w up roy
mal arat ryb seld plet spiri – t– raw
e– e ody om e tual wea allo –
fem moi noi old part pla k w coo
ale st – se – icul ce prai pup ked
ma dry – you ar – – se il – rea
n– mor quie ng gen mis – teac dy
wo e– t on eral plac criti her –
ma less non – off pas e cis pus unp
n mo e– one s– plai m h– rep
ma st – all – fail n– pre pull are
ny leas nor sev pas fanc ced d
– t th – eral siv y ing qua rear
few mot sout ordi e– pla – lity –
mar her h nar acti y– follo – fron
vel – not y– ve wor win infe t
ous fath hin unc pea k g riori red
– er g– om ce ple pre ty uce
terri mo som mo – ntif sen qui –
ble ve ethi n dist ul – t– ck incr
mat – ng oth urb spa abs – eas
ure stay no er – anc rse ent slo e
– w– sam e plu pret w reg
imm nai the e per mp ty – qui ret
atur ve n ove cei – ugly et – –
e – r– ve thin pre nois rejoi
mel sop obe und – poli ven y ce
t– histi se er igno sh t– quit rela
free cate – re – enc – x–
ze d thin pac per dull our star tight
me nas obv ify ma poli age t en
ss ty – iou – nen te – prid rem
– nice s– agit t– rud e– rais em
tidin nea hidd ate unst e mo e– ber
ess r– en pai able poll dest low –
mis far odd n– per ute y er forg
cell nev – plea mit – priv ran et
ane er – eve sur – puri ate do rep
ous alw n e refu fy – m– air
– ays offe pan se poo publ spe –
spe ne nd ic – pes r– ic cific dest
cific w– – cal sim rich pro rapi roy
mis old plea m isti pos ble d– reta
tak no se part c– itiv m– slo in –
e– – offe – opti e– solu w lose
acc yes r– who mist neg tion rare rev
ura nob refu le ic ativ pro – eng
cy ody se part phy e fit – com e–
mix – ofte ial sic po loss mo forg
– eve n– – al – wer pro n iven
sep com ful hibi ess
ridi seg sho soa finis – tha bott com
cul reg rt – k– hed wea w– om mo
ous ate long dry sta k free tow n
– – sho sob y– sun ze ard up
sen inte w– er – leav rise ther – –
sibl grat hide dru e – e– awa dow
e e shy nk ste sun her y n
righ sel – so al – set e trag ups
t– do trus me pro sup thin ic – et –
wro m– ting – vide erb – com stab
ng ofte sic non ster – thic ic ilize
rigi n k– e ile infe k tran urg
d– sell heal so – rior tho sfor e–
flexi – thy met fertil sup rou m– det
ble buy sile hin e ple gh reta er
rise sen nce g– stiff – – in
– d– – not – rigid inco tran vac
sink rec sou hing flexi sur mpl spa ant
rou eive nd sor ble viv ete rent –
gh sen sin row still e– thri - full
– sati gle – – die fty opa vag
smo ona – glad mov sus – que ue
oth l– mar nes ing pec was triu –
rud dull ried s stin t– teful mp defi
e– ser sin sou gy trus tidy h– nite
polit van gle r– – t – def van
e t– – swe gen mes eat ish
mas plur et ero tak sy true –
sad ter al spe us e– tie – app
– sha sit ech sto give – fals ear
hap ck – les p– tall loos e vas
py – stan s– go – en trut t–
sa pala d talk stra sho timi h– limit
me ce sla ativ nge rt d– lie ed
– sha ve e r– tam bold vert
diffe de – spe frie e– to – ulti ical
rent – mas nd nd wild fro mat –
sati light ter – stre tea m e– hori
sfy sha sle ear ngt ch tog pri zont
– me nde n h– – eth mar al
disp – r– stal wea lear er – y vill
leas hon fat e– kne n apa uni ain
e or slo fres ss tem rt on –
sec sha w– h stu por told – her
lud rp – fast star den ary – sep o
ed dull sm t– t– – ask arat visi
– she all stop teac per ed ion tor
publ – – star her ma top uni –
ic he larg ted stur nen – que host
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