opposite word
- noun
- /ˈɑːpəzɪt wɜrd/
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antónimo
- When learning vocabulary, identifying an opposite word is crucial for expanding one’s understanding of language.
Because I, when I think when people use myth as the opposite word of truth, I think it undervalues what roles myths have played historically.
- Because I, when I think when people use myth as the opposite word of truth, I think it undervalues what roles myths have played historically.
Examples
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By the way, just not to be nitpicky, but I do not hold the word fiction as an opposite word to the word truth.
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Understanding an opposite word helps clarify the meaning of words; for example, 'happy' has the opposite word 'sad'.
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Because I, when I think when people use myth as the opposite word of truth, I think it undervalues what roles myths have played historically.
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In discussions of language, the term opposite word is often used to refer to antonyms like 'hot' and 'cold'.
Synonyms
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1.0
A word with a completely different meaning from another word
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4.2
A situation that is the exact opposite of what was expected
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7.9
A person or thing that is the exact opposite of another
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6.2
Something that is the opposite of another thing in order or effect
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3.2
A word with the opposite meaning of another word
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9.3
The direct opposite of something, for example order and chaos
A word that means the exact opposite of another word
A word that shows the opposite of another word
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'opposite' (diametrically different) modifies 'word' (a lexical item), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer 'a word with a contrary meaning' without prior exposure. This follows a common cross-linguistic adjective + noun pattern and is therefore fully transparent.
Etymology
The compound opposite word comes from a simple picture of opposite and word: two words facing each other like mirror images or arrows pointing the other way. So an opposite word is a word that means the reverse of another word, or 'opposite'.