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an·to·nym  (nt-nm)

n.

A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word wet is an antonym of the word dry.

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[ant(i)- + -onym.]

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anto·nymic adj.

an·tony·mous (n-tn-ms) adj.

an·tony·my n.

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antonym

Noun

a word that means the opposite of another [Greek anti- opposite + onoma name]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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, opposite word 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') indirect antonym - antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry') equivalent word, synonym - two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

Translations

antonym

n antonym [ˈӕntənim]

a word opposite in meaning to another word Big and small are antonyms. antoniem كَلِمَة مُناقِضَه، ضِد антоним antonymum antonym das Antonym αντώνυμο (γραμμ.) antónimo antonüüm متضاد vastakohta antonyme מִילָה בְּמַשמָעוּת הָפוָּכה विलोम antonim ellentétes értelmű szó lawan kata andheiti antonimo 反意語 반의어 antonimas antonīms perkataan berlawan antoniem antonym antonim antónimo antonim антоним antonymum antonim antonim antonym คำที่มีความหมายตรงกันข้าม karşıt anlamlı sözcük 反義詞 антонім متضاد từ trái nghĩa 反义词