Most Common Opposites in Arabic

Learn the most common opposites in Arabic with our list.

Today you will learn Arabic words such as big, small, long, short, rich, poor and many more. We included to short vowels and simplified pronunciation to make learning new vocabulary easier for you.

At the end of the lesson you will find a quiz to help you remember the new vocabulary.

Read also: If you are building your Arabic vocabulary you may want to check our list of basic Arabic adjectives for beginners and most common Arabic verbs. On our website there are many thematical vocabulary lists for Arabic learners, you can find all of them by going to Arabic Vocabulary category.

Common opposites in Arabic

Jadeed opposite in Arabic

جَديد [jadeed]	قديم [qadeem]
new	old

What is the opposite of big in Arabic?

كَبير [kabiir]	صَغير [Saghiir]
big	small

A lot / little

كَثير [kathiir]	قَليل [qaliil]
a lot	little

Clean / dirty

نَظيف [naDHiif]	وَسِخ [wasikh]
clean	dirty

Opposites in Arabic – Strong / weak

قَوِيّ [qawiyy]	ضَعيف [Da3iif]
strong	weak

Halal/ Haram

حَلال [Halaal]	حَرام [Haraam]
permissible (religion)	forbidden (religion)

Expensive / cheap

غالي [ghaali]	رَخيص [rakhiiS]
expensive	cheap

Happy / sad

سَعيد [sa3iid]	حَزين [Haziin]
happy	sad

Easy / difficult

سَهْل [sahl]	صَعْب [Sa3b]
easy	difficult

Opposites in Arabic – Fast / slow

سَريع [sarii3]	بَطِيء [baTii’]
fast	slow

Near / far

قَريب [qariib]	بَعيد [ba3iid]
near/close	far

Rich / poor

غَنِيّ [ghaniyy]	فَقِيْر [faqiir]
rich	poor

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Light / heavy in Arabic

خَفيف [khafiif]	ثَقيل [thaqiil]
light	heavy

Smart / stupid

ذَكِيّ [dhakiyy]	غَبِيّ [ghabiyy]
smart	stupid

Thin / fat in Arabic

نَحيف [naHiif]	سَمين [samiin]
thin	fat

Hot / cold

حارّ [Harr] or ساخِن [saakhin]	بارِد [baarid]
hot	cold

Opposites in Arabic – Generous / stingy

كَريم [kariim]	بَخيل [bakhiil]
generous	stingy

Learn more Arabic adjectives describing personality by checking Character vocabulary in Arabic.

Beautiful / ugly

جَميل [jamiil]	قَبيح [qabiiH]

Good / bad

جَيِّد [jayyid]	سَيِّء [sayyi’]
good	bad

Tall / short in Arabic

طَويل [Tawiil]	قَصير [qaSiir]
tall/long	short

White / black

أَبْيَض [abyaD]	أَسْوَد [aswad]
white	black

If you don’t know the colors yet, check out our post Colors in Arabic.

Arabic Opposites List

Positive	Negative
Active نَشيط [nashiiT]	Lazy كَسول [kasuul]
New جَديد [jadiid]	Old قَديم [qadiim]
Big كَبير [kabiir]	Small صَغير [Saghiir]
A lot كَثير [kathiir]	Little قَليل [qaliil]
Clean نَظيف [naDHiif]	Dirty وَسِخ [wasikh]
Strong قَوِيّ [qawiyy]	Weak ضَعيف [Da3iif]
Permissible (religion) حَلال [Halaal]	Forbidden (religion) حَرام [Haraam]
Expensive غالي [ghaaliy]	Cheap رَخيص [rakhiiS]
Happy سَعيد [sa3iid]	Sad حَزين [Haziin]
Easy سَهْل [sahl]	Difficult صَعْب [Sa3b]
Fast سَريع [sarii3]	Slow بَطِيء [baTi’]
Near قَريب [qariib]	Far بَعيد [ba3iid]
Rich غَنيّ [ghaniyy]	Poor فَقير [faqiir]
Light خَفيف [khafiif]	Heavy ثَقيل [thaqiil]
Smart ذَكِيّ [dhakiyy]	Stupid غَبِيّ [ghabiyy]
Thin نَحيف [naHiif]	Fat سَمين [samiin]
Hot حارّ [Haar]	Cold بارِد [baarid]
Generous كَريم [kariim]	Stingy بَخيل [bakhiil]
Beautiful جَميل [jamiil]	Ugly قَبيح [qabiiH]
Good جَيِّد [jayyid]	Bad سَيِّء [sayyi’]
Tall/long طَويل [Tawiil]	Short قَصير [qaSiir]
Full شَبْعان [shab3aan]	Hungry جائِع [jaa’i3]
ِAbove فَوْقَ [fawqa]	Under تَحْتَ [taHta]
Inside داخِل [daakhil]	Outside خارِج [khaarij]

Opposites in Arabic Quiz

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