| English opposites | Tamil opposites |
| large-small | Paeriya-siriya |
| hot-cold | vaeppum-Kulirchi |
| sweet - sour | Inippu - Kasappu |
| open-close | Thira-Moodi |
| good-bad | Nalla-Ketta |
| daytime-night | Pagal-Iravu |
| left-right | Idadhu-Valadhu |
| front-back | Munnaal-Pinaal |
| over-under | Maelaal-Kizhu |
| in front-behind | Munnai-Pinnai |
| up-down | Maelae-Kizhae |
| here-there | Inge-Ange |
| Fat-Slim | Gundu,Thadiyaana-Olli |
| Fast-Slow | Vaegamaaga - Methuvaaga |
| White - Black | Venmai - Karuppu |
| Smooth - Rough | Valavalappu - Sorasorappu |
| Beautiful - Ugly | Alagu - Asingam |
| Laugh - Cry | Sirippu - Alukai |
| Run - Stop | Odu - Nil |
| Come - Go | Vaa - Po |
| Happy - Sad | Santhosam - Kavalai, Thukkam |
| Easy - Difficult | Sulabam - Kadinam Or Kasttam |
| Start - End | Thuvakkam - Mudivu |
| Move - Immovable | Asaivathu - Asaiyaathathu |
| Long - Short | Neelam - Kuttai |
| Big - Small | Periyathu - Siriyathu |
| Tall - Short | Uyaram - Kuttai |
| Thin - Thick | Melliyathu - Thadiththathu |
| Broad - Narrow | Agalam - Kurikiyathu |
| Clean - Dirty | Suththam - Asuththam, Alukku |
| Near - Far | Kitta - Yeti |
| Straight - Wavy | Naer - Valaivu |
| In - Out | Ullae - Veliyae |
| Agree - Disagree | Oththukkol-maruppu |
| All- None | Anaiththum - onedrum yillai |
| Always - Never | Yeppoluthum - poluthum yillai. |
| Available - Unavailable | Kidaikkum - kidaikkaathu |
| Buy - Sell | Vaangkuvathu - virppathu |
| Clear-Turbid | Thelivaana-kulambiya |
| Common-Rare | Pothuvaanathu-avoorvamaanathu |
| convenient-inconvenient | Sougariam-asougariam |
| decrease-increase | Kuraivaakku-athigamaakku |
| include-exclude | saerththukkol-neekki vidu |
| Correct-Incorrect | sariyaanathu-thavaraanathu |
| Full-Empty | niraiyya-kaali(onedrum yillai) |
| Hardworking-Lazy | Kadina ulaippu-sOmbal |
| Helpful - Unhelpful | Uthavi seiyum gunam-uthavi seiyaatha gunam |
| Honest- Dishonest | Nayrmai-nayrmai yillaatha |
| Intelligent-Unintelligent | Puththi saali-muttaal |
| Kind-Unkind | Anbu-anbu yillaamai |
| Laugh-Cry | siri-alu |
| Lock-Unlock | poottu-thira |
| Lost-Found | Tholainthathu-kandu pidiththathu |
| Patient-impatient | Porumai-porumai yinmai |
| Polite - Impolite | mariyaathai - mariyaathai yillaatha |
| Possible - Impossible | saaththiyamaana - saaththiyam yillaatha |
| Sharp-Blunt | Koormai-malungkiya |
| Tight-Loose | Yirukkamaana-thalarvaana |
| Valuable-Invaluable | Mathippaana-mathippu yillaatha |
| Wet - Dry | Eeramaana-Kaainthathu |
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