antonym

06 oct. 2017 12:09 - language-swap

Niveau intermédiaire

What is an antonym ?
It is basically a contrary

Let's see some French antonyms:

gentil (nice) → méchant (mean)
bon (good) → mauvais (bad)
petit (small/little)→ grand (tall)
pauvre (poor) → riche (rich)
beau (beautiful)→ moche (ugly)
propre (clean) → sale (dirty)
éloigné (far)→ proche (close)
maigre (thin)→ gros (big)
clair (light ...)→ foncé (dark)
court (short) → long (long)
étroit (narrow) → large (large)
intelligent → idiot
plein (full) → vide (empty)
allumé (turned on) → éteint (urned off)
chaud (hot)→ froid (cold)
fort (strong) → faible (weak)
jeune (young)→ vieux (old)
joyeux (happy)→ triste (sad)
poli (polite) → impoli (impolite)
utile (useful)→ inutile (useless)
heureux (happy)→ malheureux (unhappy)
rapide (fast) → lent (slow)
vrai (right) → faux (wrong)
absent (absent)→ présent (present)
cuit (cooked) → cru (raw)
bas (low) → haut (high)
léger (light) → lourd (heavy)
mort (dead) → vivant (alive)
nouveau (new) → ancien (old)
sec (dry)→ mouillé (wet)
silencieux (silent/quiet) → bruyant (loud)
égal (equal) → inégal (unequal)
juste (fair) → injuste (unfair)
patient → impatient