antonym

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Logically the other side of white is not white_, while the antonym is the extreme black_.

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  1. noun A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word wet is an antonym of the word dry.

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  • With his basset-hound eye bags, the short FBI chief looked like the antonym of Daly. —  Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
  • The antonym is palpable. weaken reserve foment nefarious —  LearnHub Activities
  • When looking for the meaning of a word in dictionary, also look for its secondary its nice but how can we know which one is antonym or synonym. it means i dont know anything. thats y am asking said: nice lesson about the way to attack antonym questions in —  LearnHub Activities
  • If N was in the dictionary, she would be an antonym for Stefanie. —  Top stories from Times Online
  • The national GOP has in recent years mistakenly elevated to positions of prestige people who are in fact the antonym of leadership. —  The Other McCain
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. ant(i)- + -onym.

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  1. from Greek *ἀντώνυμος (cf. ἀντωνυμία, a pronoun), from ἀντί, against, + ὅνομα, dial. ὅνυμα = English name: see onym.
 

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/ˈæntənɪm/
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