Antonym Definition

Word or phrase with the opposite meaning to another e.g. 'good' and 'bad'.

Antonym Poem Example

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[n] two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"

Synonyms

opposite, opposite word

See Also...

direct antonym, indirect antonym, word

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

Misc. Definitions

\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.