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Antonyms Word Search

Antonyms are words with opposite meanings, like hot and cold. Some words have more than one opposite, depending on how they are used, which is where vocabulary practice gets interesting.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • big
  • cold
  • day
  • dry
  • fast
  • happy
  • hot
  • night
  • open
  • sad
  • shut
  • slow
  • small
  • soft
  • wet

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Words in the Antonyms word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

hot
Having a high temperature, the opposite of cold.
cold
Having a low temperature, the opposite of hot.
big
Large in size, the opposite of small.
small
Little in size, the opposite of big.
day
The hours when the sun is up, opposite of night.
night
The dark hours after sunset, the opposite of day.
wet
Covered or soaked with water, the opposite of dry.
dry
Free of water, the opposite of wet.
fast
Moving with speed, the opposite of slow.
slow
Taking a long time to move, the opposite of fast.
happy
Feeling cheerful, the opposite of sad.
sad
Feeling unhappy, the opposite of happy.
open
Not closed, the opposite of shut.
shut
Closed so nothing passes through, the opposite of open.
soft
Easy to press or squeeze, the opposite of hard.
hard
Firm and solid, the opposite of soft.
full
Holding all it can hold, the opposite of empty.
empty
Holding nothing inside, the opposite of full.
light
Bright with sun or lamps, the opposite of dark.
dark
Without light, the opposite of light.

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