Opposites in French (Antonyms) • List + PDF

Here is the list of common French antonyms:

day – jour / nuit (night)
beautiful – beau / laid (ugly)
big – grand / petit (small)
buy – acheter / vendre (sell)
clean – propre / sale (dirty)
dark – sombre / clair (light)
deep – profond / superficiel (superficial)
early – tôt / tard (late)
easy – facile / difficile (difficult)
expensive – cher / bon marché (cheap)
fast – rapide / lent (slow)
fat – gros / mince (thin)
friend – ami / ennemi (enemy)
full – plein / vide (empty)
good – bien / mal (bad)
happy – heureux / malheureux (unhappy)
hard – dur / mou (soft)
heavy – lourd / léger (light)
high – haut / bas (low)
hot – chaud / froid (cold)
inside – intérieur / extérieur (outside)
large – grand / petit (small)
left – gauche / droite (right)
light – clair / sombre (dark)
narrow – étroit / large (wide)
near – proche / loin (far)
new – nouveau / vieux (old)
noisy – bruyant / calme (quiet)
old – vieux / jeune (young)
open – ouvert / fermé (closed)
pretty – joli / laid (ugly)
rich – riche / pauvre (poor)
right – droit / gauche (left)
safe – sûr / dangereux (dangerous)
slow – lent / rapide (fast)
soft – doux / dur (hard)
straight – droit / courbe (curved)
strong – fort / faible (weak)
sweet – sucré / salé (salty)
tall – grand / petit (short)
up – haut / bas (down)
wet – humide / sec (dry)
young – jeune / vieux (old)

Learning these antonyms will help beginners understand basic French vocabulary and improve their language skills.