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Describing things

Opposites: Wet and Dry

Five more pairs of adjectives that pull in opposite directions.

  • Ages 9–12
  • Starter · A1
  • 10 words

The words

Every word in this set, with what it means. Tap a word to hear it.

thin
narrow, with little width
wet
covered or soaked in water
quiet
making very little sound
dry
with no water in it
good
of a high standard, or kind and well behaved
bad
not good in any way
thick
wide between one side and the other, not thin
noisy
making a lot of loud sound
loose
not firmly fixed or tightly held
tight
fitting closely, with no slack