ANTONYM

antonym, opposite word, opposite

(noun) 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’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

antonym (plural antonyms)

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

Synonym: opposite

Antonym: synonym

A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.

Source: Wiktionary

An"to*nym, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] C. J. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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