Antonym

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.2 See also 1.2.1 Translations

English

Noun

antonym (plural antonyms)

1. A word which has the opposite meaning to another, although not necessarily in all its senses.

   "White" is an antonym of "black"; "full" is an antonym of "empty"

Related terms

• antonymic
• antonymous
• antonymy

See also

• synonym
• Wikipedia article on antonyms

Translations

Afrikaans: teenoorgestelde Dutch: tegengestelde n, antoniem n Esperanto: antonimo Finnish: antonyymi French: antonyme m Greek: αντίθετος Indonesian: lawan kata, antonim Interlingua: antonymo Japanese: 対義語 (たいぎご, taigi-go), 反対語 (はんたいご, hantai-go) antonym Portuguese: antônimo Spanish: antónimo m