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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANTONYM

From Greek antōnumia, from anti- + onoma name.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTONYM

antonym  [ˈæntənɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTONYM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antonym is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTONYM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opposite (semantics)

In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs big : small, long : short, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to the fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not the other pair member. For example, something that is long entails that it is not short. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites. The relationship between opposites is known as opposition. A member of a pair of opposites can generally be determined by the question What is the opposite of X ? The term antonym is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum. Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not lie on a continuous spectrum. Relational antonyms are word pairs where opposite makes sense only in the context of the relationship between the two meanings.

Definition of antonym in the English dictionary

The definition of antonym in the dictionary is a word that means the opposite of another word.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTONYM


acronym
ˈækrənɪm
allonym
ˈælənɪm
anonym
ˈænənɪm
cryptonym
ˈkrɪptənɪm
homonym
ˈhɒmənɪm
metonym
ˈmɛtənɪm
paronym
ˈpærənɪm
polyonym
ˈpɒlɪənɪm
retronym
ˈretrənɪm
synonym
ˈsɪnənɪm
tautonym
ˈtɔːtənɪm
toponym
ˈtɒpənɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTONYM

antoninianus
Antoninus
Antoninus Pius
Antonioni
Antonius
antonomasia
antonomastic
antonomastically
Antony
antonymic
antonymous
antonymy
antra
antral
antre
Antrim
antrorse
antrorsely
antrum

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTONYM

autonym
caconym
cohyponym
eponym
ethnonym
exonym
heteronym
hyponym
meronym
mononym
pseudonym
textonym

Synonyms and antonyms of antonym in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antonym» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTONYM

Find out the translation of antonym to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antonym from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antonym» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反义词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antónimo
570 millions of speakers

English

antonym
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विपर्याय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معنى متناقض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

антоним
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antônimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antonyme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antonim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

antonym
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反意語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반의어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antonym
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản nghiả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்ச்சொல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँटोनिम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşıt anlamlı sözcük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antonimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

antonim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

антонім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antonim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

antonym
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antoniem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antonym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antonym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antonym

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTONYM»

The term «antonym» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.249 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTONYM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «antonym» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «antonym» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antonym

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTONYM»

Discover the use of antonym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antonym and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
If You Were an Antonym
Examines fun and easy ways to learn what an antonym is.
Nancy Loewen, 2007
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Antonyms in English: Construals, Constructions and Canonicity
An investigation of antonyms in English, offering a model of how we mentally organize concepts and perceive contrasts between them.
‎2012
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
There are only three tests which should be applied to a word selected as the antonym of another word, and these are stated in the following definition : An antonym is a word so opposed in meaning to another word, its equal in breadth or ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Stop and Go, Yes and No: What Is an Antonym?
Rhyming text and illustrations provide examples of antonyms.
Brian P. Cleary, 2008
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Objective English
Its antonym is 'cheerful'. Q. 51. (b): Inspired means excited. Its antonym is ' dispirited'. Q. 52. (a): Conceal means to hide. Its antonym is 'reveal'. Q. 53. (d): Advance means to go forward. Its antonym is 'retreat'. Q. 54. (b): Cynical means critical.
Rajni Sehgal, 2001
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Spelling First: Word-level Activities in Context Across the ...
Revise the meaning of antonym by finding the opposites of a series of words. In some cases the pupils will be able to add an antonym (negative) prefix (for instance, charitable /uncharitable); in other cases there is a need for a completely new ...
Ray Barker, Christine Moorcroft, 2003
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REA's Testbuster for the GRE CAT
In keeping with the rest of the GRE Verbal Ability Test, the Antonym questions test your vocabulary skills. If your vocabulary skills are well honed, you will be able to do well on the Antonym questions. This is true because Antonym questions ...
Pauline Alexander-Travis, Research and Education Association, 2000
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Vocabulary Fundamentals, Grade 2 - E-book
Apart is an antonym for 2 Most is an antonym for leGSl' 3. Smooth is an antonym tor lfough O Evan-MoorCorp. ' EMC 2802 0 Voodcuhry Fundemenhb 57 Page 60 Name: Antonyms I-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-III. Unh). Antonyms are words that have ...
Evan-Moor
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21st Century Synonym and Antonym Finder
This extensive modern word finder combines the thoroughness of the classic thesaurus with the rapid-access format of synonym and antonym sources. It includes definitions and parts of speech for each main entry.
Barbara Ann Kipfer, 1995
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Vocabulary Fundamentals: Grade 2
Above is an antonym for below. Sharp is an antonym for dull. A. Choose an antonym from the box to replace each word under the line. rough least together dull above 1. The boys played at the playground. (apart) 2. We rode our bikes on the ...
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTONYM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antonym is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why are we OED-ing on trans politics?
Others have complained that by defining the term as an antonym for transgender, it marginalises or even erases the lives of intersex people ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
2
More reader pet peeves: Returned back, advocates for, impactful
See more at 'auto-antonym' in Wikipedia.” Thus concludes another column on word choice. Thanks for your vents and rants. Keep them coming ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
3
Chinese researchers' artificial intelligence outwits humans on verbal …
According to previous studies, verbal questions usually include sub-types like analogy, classification, synonym and antonym. "For different ... «Anhui News, Jul 15»
4
Guest Column: Why does the Confederate flag still fly?
Put them together and you get “civil war” the antonym to the bloodbath that was the United States between 1861 and 1865. Civil wars usually ... «Middletown Press, Jun 15»
5
Got chalance?
... we have 'nonchalance' so deeply entrenched in our vocabulary yet not counterbalance that atrocious word with a more positive antonym? «McKnight's Long Term Care News, Jun 15»
6
Cisgender added to the Oxford English Dictionary
The prefix “cis-” derives from Latin, meaning “on this side of”, an ,” an antonym to trans-gender. Furthermore the definition of cisgender is also a ... «KaleidoScot, Jun 15»
7
Bombay HC hears forceful argument that some CLAT answers …
... two questions copied from the 1996 and 1999 NLSIU Bangalore entrance exams wrongly and question 25 regarding antonym word pairs. «Legally India, Jun 15»
8
Artificial Intelligence is smarter than us now
The first element is a classifier that recognizes the specific type of a verbal question (Is it an analogy, classification, synonym or antonym ... «Komando, Jun 15»
9
Gold coins and a selfish man
Simply, Sam was the antonym for the word; HONESTY. One day, he missed a small bag, which contained 50 gold coins. He was searching for ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
10
Punk's Not Dead! (It's Just Been Crudely Absorbed Into the …
Is punk uniquely cursed to become its antonym? Of course not. Rather, this is the classic gesture of capitalism: to recognise an opponent or ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Antonym [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/antonym>. May 2024 ».
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