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antonyms - 3 dictionary results

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
an·to·nym   (ān'tə-nĭm')   
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.

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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