Definition of antonym Antonym
an•to•nym
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What does antonym mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: antonyms |
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| antonym - a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" | ||
| opposite word, opposite | ||
| equivalent word, synonym two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
| direct antonym antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry') | ||
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Wiktionary 
- antonym (Noun)
A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- antonym (n.)
A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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antonym
A word or phrase that has exactly or nearly exactly the opposite meaning to another word or phrase.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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antonym
ant′ō-nim, n. a word which is the opposite of another. [Gr. anti, against, onoma, a name.]
Wikipedia 
- An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning as another word.
Part of speech
🔤- antonym, noun, singular of antonyms.
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