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ANTONYMS

Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of another word. For example, the words "old" and "new" are antonyms. If something is "old" it can not be "new".

Other examples of Antonyms:

always / never
asleep / awake
bad / good
full / empty
beautiful / ugly
beginning / ending
below / above
big / small, little
cold / hot
come / go
dark / light
deep / shallow
dry / wet
empty / full
false / true
few / many
found / lost
happy / sad
hate / love
laugh / cry
left / right
less / more
low / high
new / old
night / day
noisy / quiet
out / in
rich / poor
singular / plural
take / give
tall / short
tame / wild
up / down

Try to identify the antonyms in the following questions.

1. Which word is the antonym of "sunny", as in "it is sunny outside, today"?

Wet
Hot
Cloudy
Windy

2. Which word is the antonym of "bad", as in "he was bad today"?

Terrible
Unlucky
Good
Ugly

3. Which word is the antonym of "happy", as in "you make me very happy"?

Laughing
Sad
Joyful
Content

4. Which word is the antonym of "liquid", as in "this water is a liquid"?

Hard
Wet
Smooth
Solid

Choose the correct Antonym:

1) first

A.. last
B.. primary
C.. early
D.. late

2) late

A.. heavy
B.. soon
C.. long
D.. early

3) difficult

A.. hard
B.. nice
C.. easy
D.. tough

4) thick

A.. worn
B.. old
C.. dirty
D.. thin

5) right

A.. hard
B.. wrong
C.. correct
D.. wicked

6) near

A.. long
B.. away
C.. far
D.. close

7) bad

A.. happy
B.. cruel
C.. good
D.. angry

8) sick

A.. dizzy
B.. energetic
C.. upset
D.. well

9) easy

A.. fine
B.. fast
C.. hard
D.. strong

10) loose

A.. super
B.. tight
C.. sticky
D.. strong

11) low

A.. here
B.. middle
C.. there
D.. high

12) big

A.. small
B.. normal
C.. tiny
D.. average

Input a word of opposite meaning to the given word.

1. subtract → a _ _
2. front → b _ _ _
4. go → c _ _ _
6. up → d _ _ _
7. near → f _ _
9. thin → f _ _
11. lose → f _ _ _
12. empty → fu _ _
14. soft → h _ _ _
16. cold → h _ _
17. first → l _ _ _
19. right → l _ _ _
21. follow → l _ _ _
22. unlock → l _ _ _
24. found → l _ _ _
26. hate → l _ _ _
27. high → l _ _
29. one → m _ _ _
31. then → n _ _
32. even → o _ _
34. young → o _ _
36. in → o _ _
37. unpack → p _ _ _
39. ripe → r _ _
41. he → s _ _
42. open → s _ _ _
44. short → t _ _ _
46. untidy → t _ _ _
47. untie → t _ _
49. false → t _ _ _
51. strong --> w _ _ _
52. dry --> w _ _
54. lose --> w _ _