above below - The cups are on the shelf 

above the sink.
- The washing-up liquid is below the sink 

absent present - Arthur is not here today.  He's absent.

- The teacher will be present at the graduation ceremony. 

accept refuse - The customer accepts/refuses the conditions. 

accidental intentional - He didn't intend to break the window. It was accidental.

- He wanted to break the window.  It was intentional.

add subtract - An amount of tax must be added to the bill.

- A mistaken amount was substracted from the bill

admit deny - Bobby said he stole the ball. He admitted it.

- Sam said he didn't steal the ball. He denied it.

affirmative negative - I got the job! The reply was affirmative.

- I'm disappointed. I received a negative reply.

after before - My guitar lesson is after lunch, at 2 pm.

- The tennis match is before lunch, at 11 am.

alive dead - The man was alive/dead when the doctor arrived.

allow forbid - Food is allowed but smoking is forbidden.

always never - I'll always love  you.

- I'll never forget the day I met you.

amateur professional - He's still an amateur golfer. He hasn't

turned professional yet.

amuse bore - An entertainer should amuse the audience, not bore them to

tears!

approximately exactly - The journey will take approximately an hour.

- The journey will take exactly 48 minutes and 30 seconds.

argue agree - They argue constantly. They can never agree on anything!

arrive depart - The train departs at 10.15 am and arrives at 2 pm.

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attack defend - Enemy forces attacked the harbour.
- Our troups defended it.

awake asleep - I can hear noise. The baby is awake.

- There is no noise. The baby is still asleep.

back front - The back of the blouse is not the same colour as the front.

bad good - Pedro is a bad student. He must work harder.

- José got good results in English. He is very pleased.

beautiful ugly - The actress is very beautiful.

- The wound left an ugly scar on the man's face.

before after - The tennis match is before lunch, at 11 am.

- My guitar lesson isafter lunch, at 2 pm.

begin end - The film begins at 7 pm and ends at 8.30 pm.

below above - The bookshelves are above the television.

- The dvds are below it.

better worse - The patient is still the same condition,

neither better nor worse.

big small - My boss drives a big car but my car is small.

bitter sweet - We had a choice between sweet tea or bitter wine.

brave cowardly - You were very brave to defend the group.

- A cowardly person runs away when faced with danger.

cheap expensive - This shop sells cheap/expensive clothes.

clean dirty - When their parents returned, the house was clean/dirty.

cold hot - We need to heat the soup because it's cold.

- Be careful! The plate is very hot.

come go - Visitors to the museum come and go all day.

complicated simple - Some legal terms can be complicated and difficult to

understand.
- The terms of the agreement were simple and clear.

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cool warm - In autumn you should bring clothes for cool weather.
- In spring the weather is often warm.

correct incorrect - His answer was correct/incorrect.

cowardly brave - You were very brave to defend the group.

- It was cowardly of Sam to run away.

curly straight - Her hair is curly/straight.

damage repair - If you damage anything you will have to repair it.

dangerous safe - Be careful. The building is in a very dangerous area.

- Don't worry.We live in a safe part of the city.

dark light - What colour is your car? It's dark/light blue.

depart arrive - The train departs at 10.15 am and arrives at 2 pm.

despair hope - There is no work here.  Tom despairs of finding a job.

- Andy has graduated and hopes to find a job soon.

different similar - All the houses are different.  None of them are similar.

- The houses are all similar to each other. They are alike.

difficult easy - The English test was quite difficult/easy.

early late - Jack had to leave at 6 am so he had an early breakfast.

- I didn't have to work so I had a late breakfast.

false true - Some details were false but the main story was true.

fast slow - She usually walks at a fast pace.

- Business is slow at this time of the year.

fat thin - The shopkeeper is overweight.  He's quite fat.

- His wife is the opposite. She's very thin.

find lose - You try to find something when you lose it.

follow lead - The teacher leads the group and the children follow her.

forbid allow - Food is allowed but smoking is forbidden.

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forget remember - I'm losing my memory. I often forget things.
- I've got a good memory. I remember names easily.

freeze melt - You freeze food in the freezer.

Ice-cream will melt in the sun.

full empty - This bottle of milk is empty.

- The one in the fridge is full.

gentle violent - They walked along the beach enjoying the gentle breeze.

- A violent storm broke out in the evening.

good bad - Maria got good results in English. She is very pleased.

- Carla is a bad student. She must work harder

happy sad - Jimmy was sad leaving New York, but he was happy to see

his family again.

hard soft - He slept in a hard bed but the pillow was soft.

hardworking lazy - Joe works well. His colleagues say he is hardworking.

- Mike does as little as possible. He's lazy.

heavy light - My suitcase is very heavy.  I can't lift it.

- My suitcase is very light. I can carry it.

hope despair - Andy has graduated and hopes to find a job soon.

- There is no work here. Tom despairs of finding a job.

hot cold - Be careful! The plate is very hot.

- We need to heat the soup because it's cold.

intelligent stupid - Intelligent people understand quickly. 

- Stupid people are slow to understand things.

interesting boring - Tom found the conference quite interesting.

- Alex left before the end because he found it boring.

long short - The bride wore a long dress.

- Her mother's dress was short.

married single - My sister is married but my brother is still single.

modern traditional - Her dress was modern but the ceremony was traditional.

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negative affirmative - I'm disappointed. I received a negative reply.
- I got the job! The reply was affirmative.

new old - The television set is old.  We're going to buy a new one.

noisy quiet - The boys are too noisy. Tell them to be quiet!

polite impolite - The children are impolite.

- They should learn to be polite.

poor rich - Rich people can buy what they want.

- Poor people have to be careful with their money.

proper improper - For the interview wear a proper dress, not jeans!

- The boy was punished for behaving in an improper way.

quiet noisy - We live in a quiet area

- It's not noisy at all.

remember forget - I've got a good memory. I remember names easily.

- I'm losing my memory. I often forget things

right wrong - We took the right road and arrived on time. 

- The others went the wrong way and got lost.

safe dangerous - The children can play here.  It's a safe place.

- Don't play near the road.  It's too dangerous.

short long - Eva wore a long dress but Amanda wore a short one.

shout whisper - The policeman shouted a warning.

- People whisper at the cinema so as not to disturb others.

similar different - The buildings are all similar to each other. They are alike.
- All the houses are different. None of them are similar.

simple complicated - The terms of the agreement were simple and clear.

- Some legal terms can be complicated and difficult to
understand.

single married - My brother is still single but my sister is married.

small big - This bag is too small.

- We need a big bag to go shopping.

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soft hard - She likes a soft pillow but prefers a hard mattress.

traditional modern - The ceremony was traditional but her dress was modern.

true false - The story was true but some of the details were false.

well unwell - My grandfather is in good health. He's well.

- My grandmother has the 'flu. She's unwell at the moment.

whisper shout - People whisper at the cinema so as not to disturb others.

- The policeman shouted a warning.

wrong right - He didn't understand me because I used the wrong word.

- I used a dictionary to find the right word.

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