antonym

an·to·nym

A0353400 (ăn′tə-nĭm′)n. A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word "wet" is an antonym of the word "dry."

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[ant(i)- + -onym.]

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an′to·nym′ic adj.an·ton′y·mous (ăn-tŏn′ə-məs) adj.an·ton′y·my n.

antonym

(ˈæntənɪm) na word that means the opposite of another word: "empty" is an antonym of "full". [C19: from Greek antōnumia, from anti- + onoma name] antonymous adj

an•to•nym

(ˈæn tə nɪm)

n. a word opposite in meaning to another: Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym (def. 1). [1865–70; ant- + (syn) onym] an•ton•y•mous (ænˈtɒn ə məs) an`to•nym′ic, adj. an•ton′y•my, n.

antonym

A word that means the opposite of a given word.

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Noun

1.

antonym - a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"opposite, opposite wordword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"direct antonym - antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')indirect antonym - antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')equivalent word, synonym - two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

antonym

nounThat which is diametrically opposed to another:antipode, antipodes, antithesis, contrary, converse, counter, opposite, reverse.Logic: contradictory, contrapositive.

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antonym

(ˈӕntənim) noun a word opposite in meaning to another word. Big and small are antonyms. 反義詞 反义词