An opposite is someone or something completely different from someone or something else. Opposite words are pairs of words that have different meanings. There are hundreds of opposite words in English. Learn some of them with us.
In the first part of the picture dictionary you will find 12 pairs of opposites (24 words). Each pair of opposite words is illustrated with animals that can give you a visual understanding of the words introduced. You can listen to how we say these words by clicking on the pictures.
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More opposites with animals you will find in the second part of the picture dictionary.
Other examples of opposites are presented in the third part.
Opposites with Animals 1
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The elephant is big,
but the mouse is small.
The bee is busy,
but the sloth is lazy.
The pig is fat,
but the deer is thin.
Fido is good,
but Isor is bad.
Zini is happy,
but Suri is sad.
The crab is hard,
but the sheep is soft.
The rhino is heavy,
but the butterfly is light.
The hen is old,
but the chick is young.
The snail is slow,
but the rabbit is fast.
The worm is short,
but the snake is long.
The lemming is unintelligent,
but the chimp is intelligent.
The zebra is wild,
but the horse is tame.
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