Lesson Twenty-five
Opposite Adjectives
| This is a list of adjectives and adjectives that have opposite meanings. Knowing the opposite meaning of a word will help improve your vocabulary. |
adjective  opposite adjective | |
asleep | awake |
alert | drowsy |
alive | dead |
awesome | terrible |
best | worst |
big | small |
bitter | sweet |
brave | afraid |
bright | dull |
calm | nervous |
certain | unsure |
close | distant |
cold | hot |
cool | uncool |
complete | incomplete |
cruel | kind |
dark | light |
dangerous | safe |
different | same |
dirty | clean |
dry | wet |
early | late |
easy | difficult |
far | near |
fast | slow |
fat | thin |
future | past |
happy | sad |
healthy | sick |
hungry | full |
interesting | boring |
left | right |
loose | tight |
loud | soft |
low | high |
narrow | wide |
normal | strange |
old | young |
on | off |
open | closed |
public | private |
raw | cooked |
regular | irregular |
right | wrong |
rough | smooth |
short | tall |
small | large |
smart | stupid |
soft | hard |
special | ordinary |
straight | crooked |
tender | tough |
top | bottom |
true | false |
white | black |
wise | foolish |
Directions: Write the adjective that completes each sentence.
Example: Is she an interesting person? —–> No, she’s boring.
1. Is it cold outside? —–> No, it’s ___________.
2. Are they certain about their decision? —–> No, they’re _________.
3. Was she calm when the doctor told her the news? —-> No, she was ________.
4. Is your baby awake? —–> No, he’s ________.
5. Is your teacher kind? —–> No, she’s very ________.
6. Did you wake up early this morning? —–> No, I woke up ________.
7. Is the ground wet? —–> No, it’s ________.
8. Does that line look like it’s straight? —–> No, it looks ________.
9. Is the meat tender? —–> No, it’s a little ________.
10. Do you like bitter chocolate? —–> No, I like chocolate that’s ________.
11. Do I turn left here? —–> No, take a ________.
12. Is your grandmother healthy? —–> No, she’s ________.
13. Are those kids happy? —–> No, they’re ________.
14. Is his girlfriend fat? —–> No, she’s ________.
15. Do you like soft music? —–> No, I like music that’s extremely ________.
16. Is the school near your house? —–> No, it’s pretty ________.
17. Was the test easy? —–> No, it was ________.
18. Does she like to wear tight jeans? —–> No, she likes jeans that feel ________.
19. Is this club open to the public? —–> No, it’s a ________ club.
20. Is it normal to be this warm in January? —–> No, it’s very ________.