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    antonym
    /ˈantənɪm/

    noun

    • 1. a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good): "the antonym of ‘inclusion’ is ‘exclusion’"

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  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANTONYM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of antonym, a word that means the opposite of another word, with synonyms and usage examples. Find out how to use antonyms in grammar, linguistics and discourse analysis.

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    The English language (and, we may presume, many other languages) has both antonyms and synonyms. There are many more words with synonyms than there are words with antonyms, since many things exist which do not have an opposite (the word sandwich, for instance, may be said to have synonyms in the words hoagie, grinder, submarine, and many other word...

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    borrowed from French antonyme, probably back-formation (after synonyme synonym) from antonymie \"opposition of words with contrary senses,\" borrowed from Greek antōnymía \"pronoun (i.e., a word substituting for another), interchange of names,\" from ant-, anti- \"in opposition to, in place of\" + -ōnymos \"having a name (of the kind specified)\" +...

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    Note: French antonyme appears in the title and text of Dictionnaire des antonymes ou contremots (Paris & Berlin, 1842), an early dictionary of antonyms compiled from 17th-18th-century authors by the Alsatian philologist Paul Ackermann (1812-46), who may have coined the word. In English antonym was promulgated, if not first used, by the British cler...

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    Learn what an antonym is, how to use it in a sentence, and how it differs from a synonym. Find examples, word history, related articles, and more on Merriam-Webster.com.

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  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › antonymAntonym - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A word that has the exact opposite meaning of another word is its antonym. Life is full of antonyms, from the "stop" and "go" of a traffic signal to side-by-side restroom doors labeled "men" and "women."

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    Learn what an antonym is and how to use it in sentences. Find out the difference between antonym and synonym, and explore some common and uncommon antonyms of various words.

  9. www.grammarly.com › blog › antonymWhat Is an Antonym? Definition and Examples | Grammarly

    Aug 22, 2022 · Learn what an antonym is and how to use it in writing. Find out the different types of antonyms, such as complementary, gradable, and relational, and see examples of each.

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