Антонимы (antonyms) - это слова с противоположным значением. В английском языке термину antonyms соответствует также термин opposites.
Cлова с противоположным значением могут относиться к разным частям речи. Антонимы, находящиеся в паре, обязательно разнятся между собой и по написанию, и по произношению. Несмотря на такое различие, изучение слов соответствующими парами более эффективно, чем заучивание слов поодиночке.
Такие пары слов, подобные able и unable, нельзя рассматривать как антонимы, хотя они и имеют противоположные значения. Противоположное значение у второго слова достигается за счёт префикса un-. Префиксов, дающих противоложное значением, много; и приведенная ниже таблица была бы при размещении таких пар неоправданно большой.
Антоним 1 | Антоним 2 |
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above [əˈbʌv] = выше | below [bɪˈləʊ] = ниже |
absent [] = | present [] = |
accept [] = | decline [] = |
accept [] = | refuse [] = |
achieve [] = | fail [] = |
admit [] = | deny [] = |
admit [] = | reject [] = |
against [] = | for [] = |
agree [] = | disagree [] = |
alive [] = | dead [] = |
alone [] = | tigether [] = |
always [] = | never [] = |
[] = | [] = |
answer [] = | question [] = |
arrive [] = | leave [] = |
acsend [] = | descend [] = |
ask [] = | answer [] = |
attack [] = | defend [] = |
awake [] = | asleep [] = |
bad [] = | good [] = |
beautiful [] = | ugly [] = |
before [] = | after [] = |
begin [] = | end [] = |
behind [] = | in front of [] = |
best [] = | worst [] = |
big [] = | little [] = |
birth [] = | death [] = |
[] = | [] = |
black [] = | white [] = |
boy [] = | girl [] = |
buy [] = | sell [] = |
careful [] = | careless [] = |
expensive [] = | cheap [] = |
cheerful [] = | sad [] = |
child [] = | adult [] = |
chilly [] = | warm [] = |
clean [] = | dirty [] = |
clever [] = | stupid [] = |
cold [] = | hot [] = |
comfort [] = | discomfort [] = |
complete [] = | incomplete [] = |
complex [] = | simple [] = |
crazy [] = | sane [] = |
create [] = | distroy [] = |
dark [] = | light [] = |
dawn [] = | sunset [] = |
difficult [] = | easy [] = |
downwards [] = | upwards [] = |
dry [] = | wet [] = |
dusk [] = | dawn [] = |
easy [] = | hard [] = |
enter [] = | exit [] = |
exhale [] = | inhale [] = |
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