Antonyms in English Part One
The antonym of a word is a word which means the opposite
absent: If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
present: If someone is present at an event, they are there.
| A | |
| absent – present | mungues – i pranishem |
| abundant – scarce | me tepri – me pakice |
| accept – refuse | pranoj – refuzoj |
| accurate – inaccurate | saktesi – pasaktesi |
| admit – deny | pranoj – refuzoj |
| advantage – disadvantage | avantazh – disavantazh |
| against – for | kunder – ne favor |
| agree – disagree | pranoj – nuk pranoj |
| alive – dead | i gjalle – i vdekur |
| all – none, nothing | krejtesisht – aspak |
| ally – enemy | aleat – armik |
| always – never | gjithmone – kurre |
| ancient – modern | i lashte – modern |
| answer – question | pergjigje – pyetje |
| antonym – synonym | antonim – sinonim |
| apart – together | veças – bashke |
| appear – disappear, vanish | dukem – zhdukem |
| approve – disapprove | miratoj – nuk miratoj |
| arrive – depart | arrij – nisem |
| artificial – natural | artificial – natyral |
| ascend – descend | ngrihem – ulem |
| attic – cellar | papafingo – qilar |
| attractive – repulsive | terheqes – i neveritshem |
| awake – asleep | zgjuar – ne gjume |
| B | |
| backward – forward | prapa – para |
| bad – good | i mire – i keq |
| beautiful – ugly | i bukur – i shemtuar |
| before – after | para – pas |
| begin – end | fillim – fund |
| below – above | poshte – lart |
| bent – straight | i perkulur – i drejte |
| best – worst | me i mire – me i keq |
| better – worse | me mire -me keq |
| big – little, small | i madh – i vogel |
| black – white | i zi – bardhe |
| blame – praise | faj – levdate |
| bless – curse | bekoj – mallkoj |
| bitter – sweet | i hidhur – i embel |
| borrow – lend | marr hua – jap hua |
| bottom – top | poshte – siper |
| boy – girl | djale – vajze |
| brave – cowardly | trim -frikacak |
| build – destroy | ndertoj – shkaterroj |
| bold – timid | guximtar – i turpshem |
| boundless – limited | i pafund – i kufizuar |
| bright – dim | i ndritshem – i zbehte |
| brighten – fade | ndris – zbeh |
| broad – narrow | i gjere – i ngushte |
| C | |
| calm – windy | i qete – me ere |
| calm – troubled | i qete – shqetesuar |
| can – cannot, can’t | mundem – nuk mundem |
| capable – incapable | i afte – i paafte |
| captive – free | rob – i lire |
| careful – careless | i kujdesshem – i pakujdesshem |
| cheap – expensive | i lire – i shtrenjte |
| cheerful – sad | i gezuar – i trishtuar |
| clear – cloudy | i kthjellet – i vrenjtur |
| clear – opaque | i qarte – i erret |
| clever – stupid | i zgjuar – budalla |
| clockwise – counterclockwise | ne drejtim te akrepave te ores – kunder drejtimit te akrepave te ores |
| close – far, distant | i afert – i larget |
| closed – ajar, open | i mbyllur – i hapur |
| clumsy – graceful | i patakt – i kendshem |
| cold – hot | i ftohte – i ngrohte |
| combine – separate | kombinoj- ndaj |
| come – go | vij – shkoj |
| comfort – discomfort | i rehatshem – i parehetshem |
| common – rare | i zakonshem – rralle |
| conceal – reveal | fsheh – tregoj |
| contract – expand | mbledh – zgjeroj |
| cool – warm | i ftohte – i ngrohte |
| correct – incorrect, wrong | i sakte – gabuar |
| courage – cowardice | guxim – frike |
| create – destroy | krijoj – shkaterroj |
| crooked – straight | i perkulur – i drejte |
| cruel – kind | mizor – i dashur |
| compulsory – voluntary | i detyrueshem – vullnetar |
| courteous – discourteous, rude | i sjellshem – i pasjellshem |
| D | |
| dangerous – safe | i rrezikshem – i sigurt |
| dark – light | i erret – i ndriçuar |
| day – night | dite – nate |
| daytime – nighttime | dite – nate |
| dead – alive | i vdekur – i gjalle |
| decline – accept | hedh poshte – pranoj |
| decrease – increase | ul – rris |
| deep – shallow | i thelle – i ceket |
| definite – indefinite | i percaktuar – i papercaktuar |
| demand – supply | kerkese – oferte |
| despair – hope | deshperim – shprese |
| dim – bright | i zbehte – i ndritshem |
| disappear – appear | zhdukem – dukem |
| discourage – encourage | shkurajoj – inkurajoj |
| diseased – healthy | i semure – i shendetshem |
| down – up | poshte – larte |
| downwards – upwards | tatepjete – perpjete |
| dreary – cheerful | i zymte – i gezuar |
| dry – moist, wet | i thate – i laget |
| dusk – dawn | muzg -agim |
| E | |
| early – late | heret – vone |
| east – west | lindje – perendim |
| easy – hard, difficult | e lehte – e veshtire |
| empty – full | bosh – plot |
| encourage – discourage | inkurajoj – shkurajoj |
| end – begin, start | mbaroj – filloj |
| enter – exit | hyj – dal |
| even – odd | çift – tek |
| expand – contract | zgjeroj – mbledh |
| export – import | eksport – import |
| exterior – interior | i jashtem – i brendshem |
| external – internal | i jashtem – i brendshem |
| F | |
| fade – brighten | çngjyros – ndrit |
| fail – succeed | deshtoj – kam sukses |
| false – true | fals – i vertete |
| famous – unknown | i famshem – i panjohur |
| far – near | lag – afer |
| fast – slow | i shpejte – i ngadalte |
| fat – thin | i trashe – i holle |
| feeble – strong, powerful | i pafuqishem – i forte, i fuqishem |
| few – many | pak – shume |
| find – lose | gjej – humbas |
| first – last | i pari – i fundit |
| float – sink | pluskoj – fundos |
| foolish – wise | i pamend – i mençur |
| free – bound, captive | i lire – i lidhur, rob |
| fold – unfold | palos – shpalos |
| forget – remember | harroj – kujtoj |
| found – lost | i gjetur – i humbur |
| fresh – stale | i fresket – bajat |
| frequent – seldom | i shpeshte – i rralle |
| friend – enemy | shok – armik |
| for – against | ne favor – kunder |
| fortunate – unfortunate | fatlum – fatkeq |
| full – empty | plot – bosh |
| G | |
| generous – stingy | bujar – koprac |
| gentle – rough | i bute – i ashper |
| get – give | marr – jap |
| giant – tiny, small | gjigand – i vogel |
| giant – dwarf | gjigand – xhuxh |
| girl – boy | vajze – djale |
| give – receive, take | jap – marr |
| glad – sad | i gesuar – i trishtuar |
| gloomy – cheerful | i zymte – i gezuar |
| go – stop | shkoj – ndaloj |
| good – bad, evil | i mire – i keq |
| grant – refuse | pranoj – refuzoj |
| great – tiny, small | i madh – i vogel |
| great – unimportant | i rendesishem – i parendesishem |
| grow – shrink | bymim – tkurrje |
| guest – host | i ftuar – mikprites |
| guilty – innocent | fajtor – i pafajshem |
| H | |
| happy – sad | i lumtur – i trishtuar |
| hard – easy | e veshtire – e lehte |
| hard – soft | i forte – i bute |
| harmful – harmless | i demshem – i pademshem |
| harsh – mild | i ashper – i bute |
| hate – love | urrej – dua |
| healthy – diseased, ill, sick | i shendetshem – i semure |
| heaven – hell | parajse – ferr |
| heavy – light | i rende – i lehte |
| help – hinder | ndohmoj – pengoj |
| here – there | ketu – atje |
| hero – coward | hero – frikacak |
| high – low | i larte – i ulet |
| hill – valley | koder – lugine |
| hinder – help | pengoj – ndihmoj |
| honest – dishonest | i ndershem – i pandershem |
| horizontal – vertical | horizontal – vertikal |
| hot – cold | i nxehte – i ftohte |
| humble – proud | modest – krenar |
| I | |
| ill – healthy, well | i semure – i shendetshem |
| immense – tiny, small | i pafund – i vogel |
| important – trivial | i rendesishem – i parendesishem |
| in – out | brenda -jashte |
| include – exclude | perfshij – perjashtoj |
| increase – decrease | rrit – ul |
| inferior – superior | inferior – superior |
| inhale – exhale | marr fryme -nxjerr fryme |
| inner – outer | i brendshem – i jashtem |
| inside – outside | brenda -jashte |
| intelligent – stupid | inteligjent -budalla |
| interesting – boring | interesant – i merzitshem |
| interior – exterior | i brendshem – i jashtem |
| interesting – dull | interesant – i merzitshem |
| internal – external | i brendshem – i jashtem |
| intentional – accidental | i paramenduar – i rastesishem |
| J | |
| join – separate | bashkoj – ndaj |
| junior – senior | i ri – i moshuar |
| just – unjust | i drejte – i padrejte |
| justice – injustice | drejtesi – padrejtesi |
| K | |
| knowledge – ignorance | njohuri – injorance |
| known – unknown | i njohur – i panjohur |
known: If someone or something is known for a particular achievement or feature, they are familiar to many people because of that achievement or feature.
unknown: An unknown person is someone whose name you do not know or whose character you do not know anything about.
Antonyms in English (Part Two) – Antonimet ne anglisht II
landlord: Landlord is the man who allows other people to live or work in a building which he owns, in return for rent.
tenant: A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use.
| L | |
| landlord – tenant | pronar – qiramarres |
| large – small | i madh – i vogel |
| last – first | i fundit – i pari |
| laugh – cry | qesh – qaj |
| lawful – unlawful, illegal | i ligjshem – i paligjshem, ilegal |
| lazy – industrious | dembel -punetor |
| leader – follower | udheheqes – pasues |
| left – right | majtas – djathas |
| lend – borrow | jap hua – marr hua |
| lengthen – shorten | zgjat – shkurtoj |
| lenient – strict | i bute – i rrepte |
| left – right | majtas – djathas |
| less – more | me pak – me shume |
| light – dark | i ndritshem – i erret |
| light – heavy | i lehte – i rendee |
| like – dislike, hate | pelqej – nuk pelqej, urrej |
| likely – unlikely | ka mundesi -nuk ka mundesi |
| limited – boundless | i paket – i pafund |
| little – big | i vogel – i madh |
| long – short | i gjate – i shkurter |
| loose – tight | liroj – shtrengoj |
| lose – find | humbas – gjej |
| loss – win | humbje – fitore |
| loud – quiet | i zhurmshem – i qete |
| love – hate | dashuroj – urrej |
| low – high | i ulet – i larte |
| loyal – disloyal | besnik – tradhtar |
| M | |
| mad – sane | i marre – i arsyeshem |
| major – minor | i madh – i vogel |
| many – few | shume- pak |
| mature – immature | i pjekur – i papjekur |
| maximum – minimum | maksimum – minimun |
| melt – freeze | shkrij – ngrij |
| merry – sad | i gezuar – i merzitur |
| messy – neat | i parregullt – i rregullt |
| minor – major | i vogel – i madh |
| minority – majority | pakice – shumice |
| miser – spendthrift | koprac -dorehapur |
| misunderstand – understand | keqkuptoj – kuptoj |
| more – less | me shume – me pak |
| N | |
| nadir – zenith | nadir -zenit |
| narrow – wide | i ngushte – i gjere |
| near – far, distant | afer – larg |
| neat – messy, untidy | i rregullt – i parregullt |
| never – always | kurre- gjithmone |
| new – old | i ri – i vjeter |
| night – day | nate – dite |
| nighttime – daytime | nate – dite |
| no – yes | jo – po |
| noisy – quiet | i zhurmshem – i qete |
| none – some | asnje – disa |
| north – south | veri – jug |
| O | |
| obedient – disobedient | i bindur – i pabindur |
| odd – even | tek – çift |
| offer – refuse | ofroj – refuzoj |
| old – young | plak – i ri |
| old – new | i vjeter – i ri |
| on – off | me – pa |
| open – closed, shut | hapur – mbyllur |
| opposite- same, similar | i kundert – i njejte |
| opposite- similar | i kundert – i ngjashem |
| optimist – pessimist | optimist – pesimist |
| out – in | jashte – brenda |
| outer – inner | i jashtem – i brendshem |
| over – under | siper – poshte |
| P | |
| past – present | e shkuar – e tashme |
| patient – impatient | i duruar – i paduruar |
| peace – war | paqe – lufte |
| permanent – temporary | i perhershem – i perkohshem |
| plentiful – scarce | i bollshem – i pamjaftueshem |
| plural – singular | shumes – njejes |
| poetry – prose | poezi – proze |
| polite – rude, impolite | i sjellshem – i pasjellshem |
| possible – impossible | e mundur – e pamundur |
| poverty – wealth, riches | varferi – pasuri |
| powerful – weak | i fuqishem – i dobet |
| pretty – ugly | i bukur – i shemtuar |
| private – public | privat – publik |
| prudent – imprudent | i matur – i pamatur |
| pure – impure | i paster – i papaster |
| push – pull | shtyj – terheq |
| Q | |
| qualified – unqualified | i kualifikuar – i pakualifikuar |
| question – answer | pyetje – pergjigje |
| quiet – loud | i qete – i zhurmshem |
| R | |
| raise – lower | ngre – ul |
| rapid – slow | i shpejte – i ngadalte |
| rare – common | i rralle – i zakonshem |
| regular – irregular | i rregullt – i parregullt |
| real – fake | real – falso |
| rich – poor | i pasur – i varfer |
| right – left | majtas – djathtas |
| right – wrong | sakte – gabim |
| right side up – upside down | kokelarte – kokeposhte |
| rough – smooth | i ashper – i lemuar |
| rude – courteous | i pasjellshem – xhentil |
| S | |
| safe – unsafe | i sigurt – i pasigurt |
| same – opposite | i njejte – i kundert |
| satisfactory – unsatisfactory | i kenaqshem – i pakenaqshem |
| secure – insecure | i sigurt – i pasigurt |
| scatter – collect | shperndaj – mbledh |
| separate – join | ndaj – bashkoj |
| serious – trivial | i rendesishem – i parendesishem |
| second hand – new | i perdorur – i ri |
| shallow – deep | i ceket – i thelle |
| shrink – grow | tkurrje – bymim |
| sick – healthy | i semure – i shendetshem |
| simple – complex | i thjeshte – i komplikuar |
| singular – plural | njejes -shumes |
| sink – float | fundos – pluskoj |
| slim – fat, thick | i holle – i trashe |
| slow – fast | i ngadalte – i shpejte |
| sober – drunk | esell – i dehur |
| soft – hard | i bute – i forte |
| some – none | disa – asnje |
| sorrow – joy | pikellim – gezim |
| sour – sweet | i tharte – i embel |
| sow -reap | mbjell – korr |
| straight – crooked | i drejte – i perkulur |
| start – finish | nisje – mbarim |
| stop – go | ndal – shko |
| strict – lenient | i rrepte – i bute |
| strong – weak | i forte – i dobet |
| success – failure | sukses – deshtim |
| sunny – cloudy | me diell – me re |
| synonym – antonym | sinonim – antonim |
| sweet – sour | i embel – i tharte |
| T | |
| take – give | marr – jap |
| tall – short | i gjate – i shkurter |
| tame – wild | i zbutur – i eger |
| them – us | ata – ne |
| there – here | atje – ketu |
| thick – thin | i trashe – i holle |
| tight – loose | i shtrenguar – i liruar |
| tiny – big, huge | i vogel – i madh, gjigand |
| together – apart | bashke – veças |
| top – bottom | i siperm – i poshtem |
| tough – tender | i forte – i bute |
| transparent – opaque | transparent – i erret |
| true – false | i vertete – fals |
| truth – flasehood, lie, untruth | e vertete – falsitet, genjeshter, pavertetesi |
| U | |
| under – over | nen – mbi |
| unfold – fold | shpalos – palos |
| unknown – known | i panjohur – i njohur |
| unqualified – qualified | i pakualifikuar – i kualifikuar |
| unsafe – safe | i pasigurt – i sigurt |
| up – down | poshte – larte |
| upside-down – right-side-up | kokeposhte – kokelarte |
| upstairs – downstairs | siper – poshte |
| us – them | neve – atyre |
| useful – useless | i dobishem – i padobishem |
| V | |
| vacant – occupied | i lire – i zene |
| vanish – appear | zhdukem – dukem |
| vast – tiny | i madh – i vogel |
| victory – defeat | fitore – difate |
| virtue – vice | vityt – ves |
| visible – invisible | i dukshem – i padukshem |
| voluntary – compulsory | i vullnetshem – i detyrueshem |
| W | |
| war – peace | lufte – paqe |
| weak – strong | i dobet – i forte |
| wet – dry | njom – thaj |
| white – black | i bardhe – izi |
| wide – narrow | i gjere – i ngushte |
| win – lose | fitoj – humbas |
| wisdom – folly | urtesi – marrezi |
| within – outside | perbrenda – perjashte |
| wrong – right | i gabuar – i drejte |
| Y | |
| yes – no | po – jo |
| yin – yang | jin – jang |
| young – old | i ri – i vjeter |
| Z | |
| zip – unzip | mbyll zhinxhirin – hap zhinxhirin |
| zenith – nadir | zenit – nadir |
zip: When you zip something, you fasten it using a zip.
unzip: When you unzip something which is fastened by a zip or when it unzips, you open it by pulling open the zip.