Antonyms are ‘Opposite Words’. In Nepali, Antonyms are called ‘विपरीतार्थक शब्द’ (biparitarthak sabda). Some common Antonyms are:
| अनुग्रह (anugraha) | विग्रह (vigraha) |
| Integrate/ Combine | Differentiate/ Separate |
| अमृत (amṛt) | विष (viṣ) |
| Ambrosia | Poison |
| अहिले (ahile) | उहिले (uhile) |
| Now | Long time ago |
| आकाश (ākāś) | पाताल (pātāl) |
| Sky | Ground |
| आगो (āgo) | पानी (pānī) |
| Fire | Water |
| आदि (ādi) | अन्त (anta) |
| Beginning/ Etc. | End |
| आम्दानी (āmdānī) | खर्च (kharca) |
| Income | Expenditure |
| आस्तिक (āstik) | नास्तिक (nāstik) |
| Believer | Atheist |
| इज्जत (ijjat) | बेइज्जत (beijjat) |
| Honour | Shame |
| एकता (ektā) | अनेकता (anektā) |
| Unity | Diversity |
| गाह्रो (gāhro) | सजिलो (sajilo) |
| Difficult | Easy |
| गुरु (guru) | शिष्य (śiṣya) |
| Teacher | Student |
| ज्ञानी (jñānī) | मूर्ख (mūrkha) |
| The Wise | The Fool |
| ठुलो (ṭhulo) | सानो (sāno) |
| Big | Small |
| दण्ड (daṇḍa) | पुरस्कार (puraskār) |
| Punishment | Reward |
| तातो (tāto) | चिसो (ciso) |
| Hot | Cold |
| दानी (dānī) | लोभी (lobhī) |
| Benefactor | Greedy |
| दु:ख (du:kha) | सुख (sukha) |
| Misery/Pain/Grief | Peace/Happiness |
| देश (deś) | विदेश (videś) |
| Domestic | International |
| नारी (nārī) | पुरुष (puruṣ) |
| Woman | Man |
| बिहानी (bihānī) | सन्ध्या (sandhyā) |
| Morning Time | Evening Time |
| यो (yo) | त्यो (tyo) |
| This | That |
| रोगी (rogī) | निरोगी (nirogī) |
| Unhealthy | Healthy |
| शत्रु (śatru) | मित्र (mitra) |
| Enemy | Friend |
| सुद्ध (suddha) | अशुद्ध (aśuddha) |
| Unadulterated/ Pure | Adulterated/ Impure |
| हार (hār) | जित (jit) |
| Defeat | Victory |
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