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; âto him the antonym of âgayâ was âdepressedââ
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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