Opposites
Essential German adjective pairs - opposites for describing people, things, and situations.
Gegensatzpaare - Opposite Pairs
groß ↔ klein
big ↔ small
lang ↔ kurz
long ↔ short
hoch ↔ niedrig
high ↔ low
teuer ↔ billig
expensive ↔ cheap
interessant ↔ langweilig
interesting ↔ boring
dick ↔ dünn
fat / thick ↔ thin
dunkel ↔ hell
dark ↔ light
fett ↔ schlank
fat ↔ slim
schön ↔ hässlich
beautiful ↔ ugly
bequem ↔ unbequem
comfortable ↔ uncomfortable
freundlich ↔ unfreundlich
friendly ↔ unfriendly
modern ↔ alt / antik
modern ↔ old / antique
schnell ↔ langsam
fast ↔ slow
sauber ↔ schmutzig
clean ↔ dirty
gut ↔ schlecht
good ↔ bad
neu ↔ alt
new ↔ old
jung ↔ alt
young ↔ old
laut ↔ ruhig / still
loud ↔ quiet / calm
hart ↔ glatt
hard ↔ smooth
schwer ↔ leicht
heavy / difficult ↔ light / easy
glücklich ↔ traurig
happy ↔ sad
stark ↔ schwach
strong ↔ weak
fleißig ↔ faul
hardworking ↔ lazy
früh ↔ spät
early ↔ late
nah ↔ weit
near ↔ far
Quiz: Das Gegenteil
1.What is the opposite of 'teuer' (expensive)?
2.What does 'langsam' mean?
3.What is the opposite of 'glücklich' (happy)?
4.What does 'sauber' mean?
5.What is the opposite of 'dunkel' (dark)?