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an⋅to⋅nym
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ˈæn
tə
nɪm
/
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–noun
a word opposite in meaning to another.
Fast
is an antonym of
slow.
Compare
synonym
(
def. 1
)
.
Origin:
1865–70;
ant-
+
(syn)onym
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an⋅ton⋅y⋅mous
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ænˈtɒn
ə
məs
/
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an⋅to⋅nym⋅ic,
adjective
an⋅ton⋅y⋅my,
noun
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
antonym
1870, created to serve as opposite of
synonym
, from Gk.
anti-
"equal to, instead of, opposite" (see
anti-
) +
-onym
"name" (see
name
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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