After you read the page on antonyms, take the list of five words related to education that you created in the previous section and pair each word with an antonym. For example, an antonym for "educated" is "uneducated" and an antonym for "well-read" is "uninformed". Remember to read what your classmates posted and see what new vocabulary you can learn from their antonym lists.
2.2 Discussion: Antonyms
Tall-short
Argue-agree
Urban-rural
Ugly-beauty
Literate illiterate
Good. Bad
Puncutual. Late
Respect. Disrespect
Known. Unknown
graduate- undergraduate
suspension- resumption
finish- stop
study- unlearn
Long x short
Wide x narrow
Coward x brave
Wet x dry
teach - learn
teacher - learner
student - instructor
university - high school
laboratory - studio
Exploring-Neglecting
Researching-Overlooking
School ≠ home
Teacher ≠ student
Full - Empty
Separate - Unite
Near - Far
Front - Back
Test: Answer
Research: Ignore
Analyze: synthesize
Evaluate: Neglect
Teacher-student
Early-late
Respect-disrespect
Learn-ignore
Reading-mathematics
Advantage <> Disadvantage.
Capable <> Incapable.
Likely <> Unlikely.
Qualified <> Unqualified.
Graduate <> Undergraduate.
Emotional-cool
late-Early
Aggressive-Descent
Success-Failure
Active-Passive
Known-Unknown
Able-Unable
teacher - student
student - teacher
assignment (homework)- seatwork (exercises to be done while in class, as opposed to exercises to accomplish at home)
research (analysis)- ignorance (a weak antonym according to the Thesaurus)
Success - Failure
Student, teacher
Short, tall
Fast, slow
Beauty, ugly
Complete - incomplete
Brief - short
Literate - illiterate
Capable - incapable
Checked - unchecked
Big-Small
Fast-Slow
Fat-Skinny
Dark-Light
HAPPY/SAD
WELL/SICK
DAY/NIGHT
GOOD/BAD
Black white
Bright dim
High low
Uplift - Anguish
Coach - Student
Teaching - Mislead
Guide - Follow
Teacher - Student
Classroom - Outdoors
Educated - Uneducated
Discipline - Undisciplined
Include - Exclude
Individual - Group
Major - Minor
Success-Failure
Active-Passive
Known-Unknown
Able-Unable
Inhale- Exhale
Input -Output
Like - dislike
Kind- unkind
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Wet-Dry
Start-Stop
Long-Short
Advantage-Disadvantage
sweet - bitter
stink - perfume
intelligent - ignorance, stupid
lazy - active, attentive, careful
Familiar. Unfamiliar
Upgrade. Downgrade
Literate. Illiterate
Teachers. Students
Problems. Solutions
Hide. Reveal
Far. Near
EDUCATED-UNEDUCATED
WET-DRY
BEAUTY-UGLY
FIRST-LAST
Short - long
Early - late
Morning - evening
ground = sky
hell = paradise
dark = light
big=small
long=short
submit x unsubmit
true x false
creative x uncreative
strict x lenient
hard : easy
forget : remember
active : lazy
book : books
Important - unimportant
Necessary - unnecessary
Knowledge - ignorance
Success - unsuccess
Capable-incapable
sane-insane
normal-abnormal
basic-advanced
TRAINING- BLINDNESS
DEVELOPMENT- DECLINE
TUTELAGE- INACTIVITY
COACHING- HINDRANCE
Elicit ≠ discourage
Prerequisites ≠non- essential
Educated ≠illiterate
Punctual ≠ late
advantage- disadvantage
vacant- occupied
satisfied- dissatisfied
accurate- inaccurate
Tired - Energetic
Useful - Useless
Ignore - Acknowledge
Forget - Remember
clever-stupid
punctual-late
deadline-extension
Tall-short
Here-there
absent- present
objective- subjective
active- inactive
happy- sad
information-unawareness
preparation-unpreparedness
tuition- ignorance
development-regression
All - None
Boring - Exciting
Like - Dislike
Near - Far
Understanding - misunderstanding
Studying - u studying
Teachable - unteachable
Writing - erasing
Understanding - misunderstanding
Studying - u studying
Teachable - unteachable
Writing - erasing
smile cray
up down
loudly quietly
first last
Good - bad
Toward - backward
Sleep - wake
Up - down
Teacher - Student
Student - Teacher
Classroom - Outdoors
Homework - Playtime
Textbook - Fiction
Development - deterioration
Discuss - disregard
Learning - ignorance
Teacher - student
Dark - light
Rude -polite
Stingy - generous
Superficial- deep
Wealthy - poor
Hot - cold
Close - open
Birth - dead
Life -Death
Short -Long
Studying - ignoring
retaining - surrendering
victory - loss
tall - short
disciplined-undisciplined
taught-inexperienced
early-late
aggressive-pacific
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Legal - Illegal
Smart- Stupid
Tall - Short
Wealthy- Poor
Bored- Interesting
Optimist teacher- pissimist techer
Light- dark
Interior- exterior
Go out- enter
...etc
Lazy~active
Accept~refuse
Antonym words
1- educated / un educated
2- pass / fail
3- present / absent
4- knowledge/ ignorance
5- advantage/ dis advantage
6- qualified / un qualified
boy - Girl
top - bottom
high - low
up - down
remember- forget
read- write
teacher- student
copy- genuine
clean-dirty
full-empty
inter-outer
1. School - Home
2. Teacher - Student
3. Student - Teacher
4. Homework - Play
5. Test - Fun
Punctual - Unpunctual
Present - Absent
Pass - Fail
Coeducation - separate education
Punctual - Unpunctual
Present - Absent
Pass - Fail
Coeducation - Separate education
hideous - beautiful
tedious - interesting
educate-miseducate
comprehend-ignore
inclusion-exclusion
attention-distraction
respect - disrespect
join/attend - drop out
pass - fail
winner - loser
proud - humble
Friendly-unfriendly
Strong-weak
Talk-quite
Angle-evil
Familiar-stranger
Enroll - Withdraw
Correct - Incorrect
Tutor - Neglect
Guide - Mislead
Pass - Fail
Prudent - imprudent
Knowledge - ignorance
Obedient - inobident
Talk - quite
Short-tall
Empty-full
Likely-Unlikely
enormous- tiny
city- urban
start- end
full- empty
headmaster - subordinate
student - learner
copy - original
2. Naïve - Sophisticated
3. Illiterate - Literate
4. Uninstructed - Educated
5. Ignorant - Enlightened
knowledge _ ignorance
learn _ illiteracy
understand _ misunderstand
read _ unread
passed=failed
prestigious=disreputable
Good-Bad
Happy-Sad
First×Last
Master×Amateur
Bright×Dark
Youth×Grand
Formal Education-Informal Education
Active-Passive (Learners)
Learner Centered-Teacher Centered
Excellent-Poor
2. Linear >< Spiral.
3. Senior >< Junior.
4. Inside >< Outside.
5. Living >< Dead.
Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus. Accessed 3/30/2024.
Love - hate
Happy - sad
Early - late
Hot - cold
Freeze - melt
Alive - dead
Truth - lie
Intellect - Emotion
Abstraction - Concrete
Contemplation - Action
Discipline - Spontaneity
Order - Chaos
Tradition - Innovation
Isolation - Community
Detachment - Attachment
Restraint - Freedom
Asceticism - Hedonism
Perfection - Imperfection
Conformity - Individuality
Harmony - Dissonance
Rationality - Irrationality
enjoy - dislike, dissatisfied
increase - decrease, go down
gentle - aggressive, rough, wild
bright - dark, dim
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Agree- Disagree
Interesting - Boring
Strong - Weak
Sunrise - Sunset
Work - Holiday
Light - Dark
qualified - unqualified
graduate - undergraduate
book smart - street smart
classmate - stranger
Study - teach
Course - break
TALL SHORT
FAT THIN
LOW HUGH
to teach - to neglect
knowledge - ignorance
to understand - to misunderstand
to achieve - to fail
start - end
aware - unaware
pros - cons
predict - disregard
high-low
good-bad
strong-weak
mistake-accuracy, comprehend
correction-ambiguity
grade-downgrade
perception-ignorance
Agreement - dissension
Activity - idleness
Advance - Last
Graduate - undergraduate
Teacher - Student
Student - Teacher
Classroom - Outdoors
Homework - Break
School - Vacation
Tidy - untidy
Regular - irregular
Early - late
Respect - disrespect
Down - up
Early - late
First - last
Start - end
conclusion/introduction
vacant - occupied
small - long
love - hate
future - past
School and Home
Student and Non-student
Homework and Leisure
Study and Neglect
graduate - undergraduate
advance - regress
capable - incapable
encourage - discourage
Easy - difficult
Read - misread
Information - misinformation
Knowledge - ignorance
Lesson - fun
Science - ignorance
Studying - unexplored
Teacher - learner
Agree - Disagree
Smile - Frown
Accept - Reject
Praise - Condemn
Like - unlike
Beutifull - ugly
Graduate undergraduate
Learning. unknowledge
BORROW - LAND
BRIGHT -DREARY
Friend = joules
Dirty = Clear
Short = Long
Present = Absent
Awake - Asleep
Open - Close
On - Off
With - Without
Past- future
Then- now
Suspenion- resumsion
Literate - illitrate
Big small
Agree- disagree
Academic- non academic
To understand - to misunderstand
Clever - dull, empty-headed
Difficult task - easy task
Boring classes - Fun / cool / interesting classes
punctual - tardy
commitment - disloyalty
educated - uneducated
correct - incorrect
Exam—-> homework
To Underline —->to delete
Practising—->reflecting
College—>factory
Slow - Fast
Rich - Poor
Humble - Arrogant
Rich - poor
Accept - refuse
Educated - uneducated
Horizontal - vertical
Hydrated - dessicate
Tall - Short
Black - White
Dark - Bright
Hot - Cold
Love - Hate
Learn Vs unlearn
Study Vs unstudy
Litterate Vs illiterate
teacher Vs student
schoolboy-schoolgirl
Literacy -illiteracy
illiterate -literate
succeed -fail
professional - unprofessional
extroverted - shy
attentive teacher - inattentive teacher
airy room - dusty room
Hard working - lazy
Teaching - neglecting
Master - apprentice
Worker - learner
light-dark
wide-narrow
enormous-scanty
false-truth
educated - uneducated
include - exclude
Pass- fail
Difficult - easy
Intelligent- Dull
Known- Unknown
Instruction – Misinformation
Teaching – Neglect
Training – Untraining
Tutoring – Misguidance