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| a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym (def. 1). |
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n. A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word wet is an antonym of the word dry. [ant(i)- + -onym.] an'to·nym'ic adj., an·ton'y·mous (ān-tŏn'ə-məs) adj., an·ton'y·my n. |
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antonym
1870, created to serve as opposite of synonym, from Gk. anti- "equal to, instead of, opposite" (see anti-) + -onym "name" (see name).
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| 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'" [ant: equivalent word] |
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antonym [ˈӕntənim] noun
a word opposite in meaning to another word
Example: Big and small are antonyms.
Example: Big and small are antonyms.
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An"to*nym\, n. [Gr. ? a word used in substitution for another; ? + ?, ?, a word.] A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] --C. J. Smith.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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