Chapter 8: Opposites
ask, request
ask (informal)
answer, reply,
respond, report
in
out
up
down
open
close, shut
good, well
bad
fast, quick,
rapid,
speed
slow
with, accompany
without
long
short, soon,
temporary, brief
tall (1) -
(anything tall)
tall (2) -
(tall people)
short
start, begin,
commence
stop, cease
join,
participate
quit, resign
careless, sloppy,
reckless
win
lose (a game)
find, discover, pick,
select
lose (an object)
come
go
right
(direction)
left (direction)
right, correct,
proper
wrong, mistake,
error, by accident
take up, adopt
drop
broad minded, open
minded
narrow minded,
closed minded
show up, appear,
pop up
disappear, drop
out
summary,
abbreviate
swell, expand
collapse, break
down, cave in, fall
apart
set up
first, initial
last, final
connect, join
disconnect,
break
up
easy
hard, problem,
difficult, tough
can, able,
capable,
could, ability, may
can't
yes
no
before
after, from now on
ahead
behind
positive, plus,
pros,
advantage
minus, negative,
cons, disadvantage
improve, get better
worsen, get worse
excited
boring
old, age, years
old
new, fresh
sad
happy, joy, merry (one
or two hands)
same, like, too,
as,
also, similar, alike (1)
same, like, too, as,
also, similar, alike (2)
different, but,
however
bright, light,
obvious, clear
dark
lights on
(usually signed with both hands)
lights off
(usually signed with both hands)
always
never
forget
remember, recall
lend, loan
borrow
allow, let, may,
permit, permission
prohibited, illegal,
forbidden
light (weight)
heavy
love (people)
love (things)
hate, detest
truth, honest,
genuine, sincere
lie
hire, invite,
welcome, guest
fired