Antonyms are words that have the opposite (or nearly opposite) meaning. For example: new and old.
A
- Ally (सहकारी) × Opponent ( विरोधक)
- absent × present
- accept × decline, refuse
- accurate × inaccurate
- admit × deny
- advantage × disadvantage
- agree × disagree
- alive × dead
- all × none, nothing
- always × never
- ancient × modern
- answer × question
- apart × together
- appear × disappear, vanish
- approve × disapprove
- Approval ( मंजुरी) × Censorship ( बंदी )
- arrive × depart
- artificial × natural
- ascend × descend
- attractive × repulsive
- awake × asleep
- Advanced x Receded
B
- Barbarous (क्रूर , रानटी) × Civilised (सुसंस्कृत)
- backward × forward
- bad × good
- Bleak x Bright
- 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
- brave × cowardly
- build × destroy
- bold × meek, timid
- bound × free
- bright × dim,
- brighten × fade
- broad × narrow
C
- Celestial (स्वर्गीय) × Earthly (भौतिक)
- Censorship ( बंदी ) × Approval ( पसंती )
- Cajole (खुशामत करणे ) × Insult ( अवमान)
- Chaos ( गोंधळ) × Order ( शिस्त)
- Combat ( युद्ध करणे )× Amity (मैत्री करणे)
- Coherent (स्पष्ट) × Incoherent ( संधीग्ध)
- Cling (कवटाळणे )× Relinquish ( सोडून देणे)
- Confidence (आत्मविश्वास) × Diffidence ( संकोची)
- Confess (कबूल करणे)× Deny (नाकबूल करणे)
- calm × windy, troubled
- capable × incapable
- careful × careless
- cheap × expensive
- cheerful × sad, discouraged, dreary
- clear × cloudy, opaque
- clever × stupid
- clockwise × counterclockwise
- close × far, distant
- closed × open
- cold × hot
- combine × separate
- come × go
- comfort × discomfort
- common × rare
- contract × expand
- cool × warm
- correct × incorrect, wrong
- courage × cowardice
- create × destroy
- crooked × straight
- cruel × kind
- compulsory × voluntary
- courteous × discourteous, rude
- Contaminate x Purify
- Conclusive x Indecisive
- Confiscate x Release
- Concur x Disagree
D
- dangerous × safe
- dark × light
- day × night
- dead × alive
- decline × accept, increase
- decrease × increase
- deep × shallow
- definite × indefinite
- demand × supply
- despair × hope
- Discipline ( शिस्त)× Chaos ( गोंधळ)
- disappear × appear
- diseased × healthy
- Dissent (मतभेद)× Accord (सहमतीने)
- down × up
- downwards × upwards
- dry × moist, wet
- dull × bright, shiny
- Dim x Luminous
- Diffidence ( संकोची) x Boldness
E
- early × late
- east × west
- easy × hard, difficult
- empty × full
- encourage × discourage
- end × begin, start
- enter × exit
- even × odd
- export × import
- external × internal
- Exceptional x Common
- Explicit x Ambiguous
- Enlightened x Ignorant
- Eminent x Notorious
- Embark upon x Conclude
- Extol x Censure
F
- fade × brighten
- fail × succeed
- false × true
- famous × unknown
- far × near
- fast × slow
- fat × thin
- few × many
- find × lose
- first × last
- foolish × wise
- fold × unfold
- forget × remember
- found × lost
- friend × enemy
- Foundation ( पाया ) × Zenith, Apex (कळस, सर्वोच्च )
- Folly ( मूर्खपणा ) × Wisdom ( शहाणपण)
- Frugal x Extravagant
- Falling off x Improvement
- Fastidious x Adjustable
G
- generous × stingy
- gentle × rough
- get × give
- girl × boy
- glad × sad, sorry
- gloomy × cheerful
- good × bad
- great × tiny, small, unimportant
- guest × host
- guilty × innocent
- Grandiose x Simple
- Genial x Unkind
H
- happy × sad
- hard × easy
- hard × soft
- harmful × harmless
- hate × love
- healthy × diseased, ill, sick
- heaven × hell
- heavy × light
- here × there
- Herbivore (शाकाहारी) × Carnivore(मांसाहार)
- high × low
- hill × valley
- horizontal × vertical
- hot × cold
- humble × proud
- Honour ( सन्मान ) × Dishonour ( मानहानी )
- Humility x Pride
I
- in × out
- include × exclude
- inhale × exhale
- inner × outer
- inside × outside
- intelligent × stupid, unintelligent
- interior × exterior
- Inevitable x Avoidable
- Incredible x Believable
- Immune x Vulnerable
- Insolent x Humble
J
- join × separate
- junior × senior
K
- knowledge × ignorance
- known × unknown
L
- landlord × tenant
- large × small
- last × first
- laugh × cry
- lawful × illegal
- leader × follower
- left × right
- less × more
- Lenient ( सौम्य ) × Severe ( जहाल )
- Liberal ( उदारमतवादी ) × Conservative ( पुराणमतवादी )
- like × dislike, hate
- limited – boundless
- little × big
- long × short
- loose × tight
- loss × win
- loud × quiet
- low × high
- Logical ( तार्किक ) × Illogical (अतर्क्य )
- Loquacious x Reserved
- Lurid x Mild
M
- major × minor
- many × few
- mature × immature
- maximum × minimum
- melt × freeze
- Modern (आधुनिक ) × Ancient (पौराणिक)
- Meticulous x Careless
- Moderate x Extreme
- Melodious x Tuneless
N
- narrow × wide
- near × far, distant
- never × always
- new × old
- no × yes
- noisy × quiet
- none × some
- north × south
- Niggardly x Lavishly
O
- odd × even
- offer × refuse
- old × young
- on × off
- open × closed, shut
- opposite × same, similar
- out × in
- over × under
- Often x Rarely
P
- past × present
- peace × war
- permanent × temporary
- plural × singular
- polite × rude, impolite
- possible × impossible
- powerful × weak
- pretty × ugly
- private × public
- pure × impure, contaminated
- push × pull
- Paucity x Plenty
Q
- qualified × unqualified
- quiet × loud, noisy
R
- Reckless ( निष्काळजी ) × Cautious ( सावध), Careful
- REPUTATION (सर्वज्ञात , प्रसिध्द , नावलौकिक , प्रतिष्ठा) x Disrepute
- raise × lower
- rapid × slow
- rare × common
- regular × irregular
- real × fake
- rich × poor
- right × left, wrong
- rough × smooth
- Repel x Attract
- Rapidly x Slowly
S
- safe × unsafe
- Savage ( रानटी , क्रूर ) × Civilized ( सुंस्कृत )
- secure × insecure
- scatter × collect
- separate × join, together
- shallow × deep
- shrink × grow
- sick × healthy, ill
- simple × complex, hard
- singular × plural
- sink × float
- slim × fat, thick
- sorrow × joy
- start – finish
- strong × weak
- success × failure
- sunny × cloudy
- Scarce (दुर्मिळ , अपुरा , तुटपुंजा) – -Abundant
- Successor x Predecessor
- Superficial x Thorough
- Scorn x Admiration
- Shallow x Deep
T
- Terminate x Begin
- Trivial x Serious
- Triggered x Choked
- Takes off x Lands
U
- Urban x Rural
- Unscrupulous x Conscientious
V
- Vanish (अदृश्य) ✖️ appear ( सदृश्य)
- Veil (पडदा, बुरखा) ✖️ uncover,disclose (उघडा)
- Victory (विजय) ✖️ defeat (पराजय,हारणे)
- Violent (हिंसामय) ✖️ gentle (सौम्य)
- Vindictive (खुनशी) ✖️ kindly, forgiving (दयाळू)
- Vague x Precise
- Veneration x Disrespect
W
X
Y
- Yield to x Resist