Antonyms in English and Zulu

About – mayelana
Exactly – ncamashi

Above – ngenhla
Below – ngezansi

Accept – yemukela
Refuse – wenqabe

Adult – umuntu omdala
Child – ingane

Alive – uyaphila
Dead – ufile

All – konke
None – akekho

Ancient – lasendulo
Modern – yesimanje

Angel – ingelosi
Devil – usathane

Animal – isilwane
Human – komuntu

Answer – phendula
Question – umbuzo

Antonym – ukuphikisana
Synonym – igama elifanayo

Argue – phikisana
Agree – ngiyavuma

Artificial – okwenziwe
Natural – yemvelo

Autumn – ekwindla
Spring – intwasahlobo

Awake – vuka
Asleep – elele

Backward – emuva
Forward – phambili

Bad – kubi
Good – kuhle

Beautiful – muhle
Ugly – kubi

Better – kangcono
Worse – okubi kakhulu

Big – enkulu
Small – okuncane

Birth – ukuzalwa
Death – ukufa

Bitter – okumunyu
Sweet – mnandi

Body – umzimba
Soul – umphefumulo

Borrow – ukuboleka
Lend – aboleke

Bottom – ngezansi
Top – phezulu

Boy – umfana
Girl – intombazane

Brave – onesibindi
Cowardly – ubugwala

Brother – mfowethu
Sister – dade

Build – Yakha
Destroy – bhubhisa

Buy – thenga
Sell – thengisa

Clever – uhlakaniphile
Stupid – isilima

Closed – kuvaliwe
Open – vula

Construction – ukwakhiwa
Destruction – ukubhujiswa

Create – dala
Destroy – bhubhisa

Cry – khala
Laugh – hleka

Damage – umonakalo
Repair – ukulungisa

Defeat – ukunqotshwa
Victory – ukunqoba

Defend – vikela
Attack – ukuhlasela

Difficult – kunzima
Easy – kulula

Dirty – kungcolile
Clean – kuhlanzekile

Empty – akunalutho
Full – kugcwele

End – ukuphela
Begin – qala

Enemy – isitha
Friend – umngane

Equal – kulingana
Different – kwehlukile

Exclude – khipha
Include – faka phakathi

Expensive – kuyabiza
Cheap – eshibhile

Few – okumbalwa
Many – eziningi

Finish – qeda
Start – qala

Go – hamba
Come – woza

Hard – kanzima
Easy – kulula

Heavy – kusinda
Light – ukukhanya

Huge – okukhulu
Tiny – ncanyana

Innocent – umsulwa
Guilty – unecala

Inside – ngaphakathi
Outside – ngaphandle

Junior – omncane
Senior – omkhulu

Large – enkulu
Small – okuncane

Last – okokugcina
First – kuqala

Laugh – hleka
Cry – khala

Little – okuncane
Big – enkulu

Male – owesilisa
Female – owesifazane

Many – eziningi
Few – okumbalwa

Married – oshadile
Divorced – uhlukanisile

Minimum – ubuncane
Maximum – esiphezulu

Noisy – enomsindo
Quiet – athule

North – enyakatho
South – eningizimu

Outside – ngaphandle
Inside – ngaphakathi

Parents – abazali
Children – izingane

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