Opposites — Antónimos

This is a basic, non-exhaustive list of opposites in English and Spanish.

Spanish	English
derecha – izquierda	right – left
arriba – abajo	up – down
dentro – fuera	inside – outside
caliente – frío	hot – cold
grande – pequeño	big – small
blanco – negro	white – black
limpio – sucio	clean – dirty
feliz – triste	happy – sad
alto – bajo	tall – short
claro – oscuro	light – dark
fuerte – débil	strong – weak
rápido – lento	fast – slow
bonito – feo	pretty – ugly
guapo – feo	handsome – ugly
simpático – antipático	kind – unkind
simple – complicado	simple – complicated
fácil – difícil	easy – hard
hábil – torpe	skillful/skilful – clumsy
amable – grosero	polite – rude
nuevo – usado	new – used
joven – viejo	young – old
recto – curvo	straight – curved
interesante – aburrido	interesting – boring
abierto – cerrado	open – close
femenino – masculino	feminine – masculine
seco – mojado	dry – wet
suave – áspero	soft – rough
sano – enfermo	healthy – sick
cuerdo – loco	sane – crazy
cerca – lejos	near – far
ganador – perdedor	winner – loser
luz – oscuridad	light – darkness
bien – mal	good – bad
norte – sur	North – South
este/oriente – oeste/poniente	East – West
risa – llanto	laughter – crying
entrada – salida	entrance – exit
salud – enfermedad	health – sickness
amigo – enemigo	friend – enemy
amor – odio	love – hate
noche – día	night – day
optimismo – pesimismo	optimism – pessimism
perder – encontrar	to lose – to find
abrir – cerrar	to open – to close
amar – odiar	to love – to hate
vivir – morir	to live – to die
encender – apagar	to light – to put out
dulce - amargo	sweet – bitter
dulce - agrio	sweet – sour
aquí/acá - ahí/allí/allá	here – there
cielo/paraíso - infierno	heaven – hell

[bobjenkins]

e	i
noche o día	day or night
norte o sur	north or south
este u oeste	east or west
amor u odio	love or hate
optimismo o pesimismo	optimism or pessimism
bien o mal	good or bad
amigo o enemigo	friend or enemy

[hermit]

Bueno o malo

Simpático o feo

[chileno]

Escrito originalmente por hermit

Bueno o malo

Simpático o feo

Símpatico - Antipático

Bonito - Feo

[hermit]

feo - guapo

guapo - contento

[chileno]

Escrito originalmente por hermit

feo - guapo

guapo - contento

hmmm guapo = bravucón, aunque en algunas parte lo usan como enojado.

Bravo = fiero

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

As Irma said, in Spanish they're called "antónimos". A Spanish speaker wouldn't be comfortable with "opuestos", I think.

[laepelba]

Are children taught words in pairs like this, call it whichever you will...??

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Sure, they learn synonyms and antonyms in first years of school... and in Plaza Sésamo (Sesame Street) ...but it's nothing "specially special".

I'll add to the list as soon as I have some time to check the English translations.

[laepelba]

I have more trouble understanding "Plaza Sésamo" than I do the Spanish "Noticias"..... Well, call them whichever is the most acceptable word in Spanish, I want to learn these things like children would. Thanks, Malila!!