antonym

[ an-tuh-nim ]

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noun

a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.: Compare synonym (def. 1).

Origin of antonym

First recorded in 1865–70; ant- + (syn)onym

Other words from antonym

an·ton·y·mous [an-ton-uh-muhs], /ænˈtɒn ə məs/, an·to·nym·ic, adjective
an·ton·y·my, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for antonym

antonym

/ (ˈæntənɪm) /

noun

a word that means the opposite of another word: ``empty'' is an antonym of ``full''

Origin of antonym

C19: from Greek antōnumia, from anti- + onoma name

Derived forms of antonym

antonymous (ænˈtɒnɪməs), adjective

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