Learning opposite words is a fantastic way to increase your French vocabulary! I recommend learning them in pairs.
Practice pronunciation on QUIZLET: List of words, French – English
Practice context on QUIZLET: Si ce n’est pas ça, c’est quoi? French – French
French Opposites – Antonyms
| absent – absent |
| présent – present |
| vivant – alive |
| mort – dead |
| ancien – old |
| nouveau – new |
| toujours – always |
| jamais – never |
| réveillé – awake |
| endormi – asleep |
| devant – in front of |
| derrière – behind |
| le début – beginning |
| la fin – end |
| au-dessus – above |
| en dessous – below |
| le jour – day |
| la nuit – night |
| chaud – hot |
| froid – cold |
| bon – good |
| mauvais – bad |
| beau – beautiful |
| moche – ugly |
| l’arrivée – arrival |
| le départ – departure |
| rigide – stiff |
| souple – flexible |
| gentil – nice |
| méchant – mean |
| salé – salty |
| sucré – sweet |
| fort – strong |
| faible – weak |
| petit – small, short |
| grand – big, tall |
| minuscule – tiny |
| gigantesque – huge |
| vrai – true, real |
| faux – false, wrong |
| payant – paying, not free |
| gratuit – free |
| visible – visible |
| invisible – invisible |
| tout – all |
| rien – nothing |
| mince – slim |
| gros – fat |
| simple – easy |
| difficile – hard, difficult |
| fragile – fragile |
| solide – sturdy |
| joyeux – happy |
| triste – sad |
| malade – sick |
| en bonne santé – healthy |
| optimiste – optimistic |
| pessimiste – pessimistic |
| bruyant – noisy |
| silencieux – silent |
| riche – rich |
| pauvre – poor |
| poli – polite |
| impoli – impolite |
| propre – clean |
| sale – dirty |
| le meilleur – the best |
| le pire – the worst |
| courageux – brave |
| lâche – cowardly |
| large – wide |
| étroit – narrow |
| long – long |
| court – short |
| grand – big, tall |
| petit – small, short |
| en avance – early |
| en retard – late |
| clair – light colored |
| foncé – dark colored |
| calme – calm, quiet |
| bruyant – noisy, loud |
| gracieux – graceful |
| maladroit – clumsy |
| artificiel – artificial |
| naturel – natural |
| malin – clever |
| stupide – stupid |
| cruel – cruel |
| gentil – nice, kind |
| l’entrée – entrance |
| la sortie – exit |
| l’intérieur – interior |
| l’extérieur – exterior |
| loin – far |
| près – near |
| ton ami – your friend |
| ton ennemi – your enemy |
| l’amour – love |
| la haine – hatred |
| rare – rare |
| commun – common |
| sûr – safe |
| dangereux – dangerous |
| sombre – dark |
| lumineux – bright |
| bas – low |
| haut – high |
| le paradis – heaven |
| l’enfer – hell |
| tard – late |
| tôt – early |
| plein – full |
| vide – empty |
| frais – fresh |
| pourri – rotten |
| innocent – innocent |
| coupable – guilty |
| dur – hard |
| mou – soft |
| dedans – inside |
| dehors – outside |
| beaucoup – a lot |
| peu – few |
| pair – even |
| impair – odd |
| lourd – heavy |
| léger – light (weight) |
