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antonym

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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.

[ant(i)- + -onym.]

anto·nymic adj.
an·tony·mous (n-tn-ms) adj.
an·tony·my n.

antonym
Noun
a word that means the opposite of another [Greek anti- opposite + onoma name]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.antonymantonym - 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'"
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

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Bound morphemes are suffixes, like an "-s" added to a root morpheme to create a plural, and prefixes, like an "un-" added to create an antonym of the root word.
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If being transparent means to seize the authority of a locally elected body and shift it to a 26-member council and claim it will ``cut the bureaucracy,'' then our legislators have confused ``transparent'' with its antonyms ``unclear and vague.
 
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