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