antonymous

Examples

• All

• The words "happy" and "sad" are antonymous in English.

• The words 'hot' and 'cold' are antonymous.

• "Hot" and "cold" are antonymous terms because they have opposite meanings.

• In the test, students were asked to find the antonymous pairs among the list of adjectives.

• In English, 'happy' is antonymous to 'sad'.

• "Hot" and "cold" are antonymous terms because they have opposite meanings.

• In the test, students were asked to find the antonymous pairs among the list of adjectives.

Synonyms

O

opposite

vsantonymous

245 1.0

Completely different in nature or direction

applies to words with meanings that stand in direct contrast rather than any difference

C

contrary

vsantonymous

183 4.5

Opposed to something, often going against the facts

refers to opposition in ideas or actions rather than word meanings

A

antithetical

vsantonymous

12 8.4

Directly opposed in beliefs or purpose

applies to conflicting ideas or purposes, not to the contrast of word meanings

A

antonymic

vsantonymous

• Specialized

7.9

Relating to words that have opposite meanings, like hot and cold

focuses on words themselves rather than the relation between them

O

oppositive

vsantonymous

• Specialized

9.6

Showing a clear difference between two ideas

refers to words with meanings that sharply contrast with each other

A

antithetic

vsantonymous

9.3

Directly opposite in idea or purpose

is used for opposing ideas or purposes rather than contrasting word meanings

Antonyms

S

synonymous

46 4.9

Having the same or almost the same meaning as another word

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology