Antonym
An antonym is a word or phrase that means the opposite of another word or phrase, such as light and dark or silence and song. Poets use antonyms to build contrast, sharpen meaning, and highlight tension between ideas, images, or emotions.
Example
Morning warmed the window;
night cooled the glass.
Her voice was a lantern,
his reply, a shadow.
Related Definitions
[n] two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
Related Terms
antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, articulation, contra, converse, counter, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpole, counterterm, expression, foil, free form, homograph, homonym, homophone, inverse, lexeme, linguistic