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
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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
