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antonym
[ an-tuh-nim ]
antonym
/ 忙n藞t蓲n瑟m蓹s; 藞忙nt蓹n瑟m /
noun
- a word that means the opposite of another word
``empty'' is an antonym of ``full''
Derived Forms
- antonymous, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补苍路迟辞苍路测路尘辞耻蝉 [an-, ton, -, uh, -m, uh, s], 补苍顎卼辞路苍测尘顎僫肠 adjective
- 补苍路迟辞苍顎儁路尘测 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of antonym1
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How does antonym compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
In the new study, Union College psychologist Cameron Kay asked 400 participants on MTurk to respond to 27 pairs of 鈥渟emantic antonyms鈥 such as 鈥淚 do not sleep well鈥 and 鈥淚 sleep soundly.鈥
As an antonym to the Biden and Democratic party鈥檚 empathetic catchphrase, 鈥渨e feel your pain,鈥 an appropriate catchphrase for the vindictive Trumpian party would be, 鈥渨e are your pain.鈥
The antonyms of diversity, equity and inclusion are uniformity, inequality and exclusion.
To allay confusion, 鈥淪quid Game: The Challenge鈥 is a living antonym of authenticity in that it is one of the most thoroughly engineered reality competition shows on TV.
Also, Lynell George鈥檚 鈥淐ity of Specters,鈥 which began with Truman Capote鈥檚 report that most L.A. students, asked to specify the antonym of 鈥測outh,鈥 answered 鈥渄eath.鈥
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More About Antonym
What is an听antonym?
An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. For example, the word small means of limited size, while big means of large size. Happy, a feeling of gladness, is an antonym of sad, a feeling of sorrow.
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs can all have antonyms, though not all do. A word can also have multiple antonyms. For example, the words fast, quick, speedy, swift, and rapid are all antonyms of the word slow.
Even antonym has an antonym! The opposite of antonym is synonym, which is a word that has the same meaning as another word. For example, a synonym of the word fast would be quick鈥攂oth describe something that moves with speed.
If you are looking for some spicy new antonyms to use in your writing, you can find them using
Why is听antonym important?
The first records of antonym come from around 1865. It combines the prefix ant(i)-, meaning 鈥渙pposite of鈥 and (syn)onym, meaning 鈥渁 word having the same meaning or nearly the same meaning as another.鈥
A word may not have any antonyms. This is especially likely when the word has a very specific meaning or is a proper noun. For example, the words three and Pacific Ocean do not have any antonyms.
If you don鈥檛 know what a word means, antonyms can help you figure it out. For example, you might not know what the word incandescent means. Once you find out that the words dark and dull are antonyms of incandescent, though, you can be pretty sure it has something to do with brightness or bright light.
Did you know ... ?
Even slang words can have antonyms! In this article, we explore some antonyms of commonly used slang terms.
What are real-life examples of听antonym?
You can use antonyms to describe many of the things you see around you. You can probably think of some antonyms you could use to describe these two dogs in this picture:
@dog_rates, Aug 31, 2021
Antonyms are used everyday to describe differences between things.
Why isn't there a good antonym for Nostalgia?
鈥 鈩潝烉潝潝潝 (@CarlaWasntHere)
Student used "chordant" in a writing assignment as an antonym for "discordant" and honestly, I'm on board
鈥 Ethan Hein (@ethanhein)
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Quiz yourself!
Which of the following words is an antonym of the word 鈥渂egin?鈥
A. start
B. end
C. begun
D. beginning
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