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Opposite Adjectives for Describing People & Things
Learn common adjective pairs with opposite meanings
About This Lesson
In this A1 Elementary Vocabulary Lesson, you will discover many opposite adjectives that you can use to describe people and things. Check the following pictures and sentence examples.
Opposite Adjectives Used to Describe People
Opposite Adjectives Used to Describe Things
Example Sentences
Iām happy when I spend time with my family, and Iām sad when I fail an exam.
Tom is tall; he is 6 feet 3 inches. Peter is short; he is 5 feet 4 inches.
Iām young; Iām 26. However, my granddad is very old; he is 92.
Carlos is very strong; he goes to the gym every day. Richard is weak, he hardly ever does exercise.
David is fat; he eats a lot. Maria is thin; she needs to eat more.
She is a beautiful model, but her cousin is very ugly.
The elephant is big, and the mosquito is small.
The coffee is hot, and the sodas are cold.
The tortoise is slow, and the car is fast.
Vegetables and eggs are good for you, and fast food and smoking are bad.
The rock is very heavy, and the feather is light.
The rocks are hard, and the cushions are soft.
The first pencil is thick, and the second pencil is thin.
The first glass is full and the second glass is empty.
The first bathroom is clean, and the second bathroom is dirty.
The first room is dim, there is no light. The second room is bright.
The car is expensive; it costs a lot of money. The scooter is cheap.
The purple nails are long, but the nails in the second picture are short.