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opposite word - 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'" | ||
antonym, 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') |