Sep 16, 2020 - English Basic Opposite Words List arrival – departure arrive – depart artificial – natural ascent – descent ask – answer asleep – awake attack – defend attack – defense attic – cellar autumn – spring awake – asleep awful – nice back – in front of background – foreground backward – forward bad – good bad luck – fortune beauty – ugliness before – after begin – end beginning – end behind – in front of below – above best – worst better – worse beautiful – ugly big – small birth – death bitter – sweet black – white blunt – sharp body – soul bore – amuse boring – exciting borrow – lend bottom – top boy – girl brave – cowardly break – fix broad – narrow brother – sister build – destroy busy – lazy buy – sell calm – excited