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antonym
Alternative clues for the word antonym
Word definitions for antonym in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms might also be useful. ▪ For example, the words hot and cold are antonyms that describe physical temperature. ▪ With pairs of antonyms, if one member undergoes a metaphorical extension, the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1867, coined to serve as opposite of synonym , from Greek anti- "equal to, instead of, opposite" (see anti- ) + -onym "name" (see name (n.)). Perhaps introduced to English in the book "Synonyms and Antonyms" (1867) by the Ven. C.J. Smith, M.A.\n\nUNDER ...
Usage examples of antonym.
One of the flower arrangements from lunch sits on the bedside table: white peonies, the metaphorical antonym of my psyche at this moment.
I selected it as the antonym for attractive, attraction and repulsion being opposite forces.
It was the antonym of nymphomaniac, a word with numerous applications but no real definition.
Haight, whose name is pronounced Hate, just took the antonym of his name.
They are also not antonyms, although they are frequently used almost as if they were.
Marriage and Snake were antonyms, but LeAnne and Marcus were synonyms.
Now he knew that Joy had been third, and suspected that there had been at least one pair of antonyms among the others.
He has trouble finding the word, and sometimes he thinks he's got it, but what comes out will be synonyms, or antonyms, or taboo words.
He has trouble finding the word, and sometimes he thinks he’s got it, but what comes out will be synonyms, or antonyms, or taboo words.