Opposites with Animals


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Vocabulary

  • aggressive (bull) - gentle (cow), black (crow) - white (swan), clean (cat) - dirty (fly), cruel (wolf) - kind (panda), dangerous (shark) - friendly (dolphin), enormous (dinosaur) - tiny (hummingbird), quiet (owl) - noisy (parrot), stubborn (donkey) - obedient (camel), tall (giraffe) - short (frog), ugly (rat) - cute (kitten), weak (jellyfish) - powerful (lion), zany (ferret) - sane (yak)

Learn opposite words with animals (2)

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 second 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.

You can practise your new words with the help of our resources, too! Choose from fun games to play online and activities to download and print.


More opposites with animals you will find in the first part of the picture dictionary.

Other examples of opposites are presented in the third part.


Opposites with Animals 2

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The bull is agressive,
but the cow is gentle.

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The crow is black,
but the swan is white.

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The cat is clean,
but the fly is dirty.

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The wolf is cruel,
but the panda is kind.

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The shark is dangerous,
but the dolphin is friendly.

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The dinosaur is enormous,
but the hummingbird is tiny.

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The owl is quiet,
but the parrot is noisy.

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The donkey is stubborn,
but the camel is obedient.

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The giraffe is tall,
but the frog is short.

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The rat is ugly,
but the kitten is cute.

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The jellyfish is weak,
but the lion is powerful.

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The ferret is zany,
but the yak is sane.