What is an adjective?
An adjective is a describing word. An adjective gives more information about something.
An adjective generally describes a noun. A noun is a person, a thing, or a place.
List of Adjectives and their opposites
Here we have a list of common adjectives and the opposite of each one.
- happy – sad
- big – small
- hot – cold
- fast – slow
- wet – dry
- black – white
- nervous – relaxed
- clean – dirty
- sick – healthy
- poor – rich
- full – empty
- strong – weak
- noisy – quiet
- hard – soft
- difficult – easy
- dangerous – safe
- generous – selfish
- cheap – expensive
- lazy – hardworking
- beautiful – ugly
- open – closed
- early – late
- tidy – messy
- deep – shallow
- left – right
- wrong – right
- old – new
- old – young
- short – tall
- short – long
- light – dark
- light – heavy
Some additional opposites that don’t appear in our video are:
- funny – serious
- sweet – sour
- straight – curly
- loose – tight
- low – high
- good – bad
- thin – fat
- narrow – wide
- close – far
Adjectives – Opposites – Summary Charts
English Teacher Resource
See our Adjectives – Opposites charts that can be used in your classroom.
Los adjetivos opuestos en inglés explicado en español
(English Adjectives Opposites explained in Spanish during a live English lesson)