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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.


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

antonym [ˈæntənɪm]
n
a word that means the opposite of another word ``empty'' is an antonym of ``full''
[from Greek antōnumia, from anti- + onoma name]
antonymous  [ænˈtɒnɪməs] adj
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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
Translations
antonym [ˈæntənɪm] Nantónimo m

antonym [ˈæntənɪm] nantonyme m

antonym
nAntonym nt, → Gegenwort nt (geh)

antonym [ˈæntənɪm] n (Gram) → antonimo

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 antonyymi 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


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Indeed, his record is inflected both by the notion of belatedness and by its antonymic partner, prescience.
By extending the antonymic relationship between "black" and "white," the phrases suggest an associative opposition between "free" and "house" as well, implicating th e domestic as the space in which the free black is rendered a "nig.
As knowledge about the national wealth became increasingly necessary, though, political arithmeticians began to distinguish between the manufacturing and the use of goods via the antonymic concepts of "production" and "consumption.
 
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