antonyms

[an-tuh-nim]

an·to·nym

[an-tuh-nim]
noun
a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym (def. 1).

Origin:
1865–70; ant- + (syn)onym

an·ton·y·mous [an-ton-uh-muhs] , an·to·nym·ic, adjective
an·ton·y·my, noun
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Antonyms is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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antonyms [(an-tuh-nimz)]

Two words with opposite meanings. Cold and hot are antonyms; so are small and large. (Compare synonyms.)

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