Antonym
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noun.
A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A counterterm; an opposite; an antithetical word: the opposite of
synonym:
as,
life
is the antonym of
death.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of
synonym
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A word which has the
opposite
meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
Word Usage
"The antonym is a word that makes us all feel better: safety."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
synonym
cross-reference
thesaurus
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
word
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
direct antonym
indirect antonym
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
aspossible
byword
forecaster
kennings
land-surveyor
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
antipode
antipodes
antipole
antithesis
articulation