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antonym

How to use antonym in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for antonym.

Editorial note

I like it, I see it as an antonym to whatever we call those "top ten weird science facts" posts.

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Quick take

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for antonym.

noun

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

Example sentences

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I like it, I see it as an antonym to whatever we call those "top ten weird science facts" posts.

2

It's missing my favorite auto-antonym phrase "off the menu".

3

Re the manticore home page, a minor nit: the antonym of fine-grained is coarse-grained, not course-grained.

4

There's a bicycle shop in the area called "virtuous cycles" and this is the first time I've realized that they mean the antonym of "vicious cycle".

5

But the author has it exactly backwards in his general point; "community" is the antonym, not synonym, of "everyone".

6

For that reason, it's not a universal anto-antonym like say, flammable / inflammable.

7

It's not obvious that "bipartisan" and "nonpartisan" are always auto-antonyms.

8

Well, "figuratively" is an antonym for "literally", and this specific use of literally means figuratively.

9

Not that the political meanings of liberal / conservative in the US are very strongly tied to the literal meanings of the words, but isn't "conservative" actually an antonym of "innovative"?

10

Literally is literally an auto-antonym used to emphasise a figurative expression.

11

Although it's worth pointing out that Google should care very much about the "influence" of the parts of society it openly favors or [ insert antonym here, it's too early in the morning ].Google has gained a lot of enemies for a variety of reasons, size and success in particular.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use antonym in a sentence?

I like it, I see it as an antonym to whatever we call those "top ten weird science facts" posts.

What does antonym mean?

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

What part of speech is antonym?

antonym is commonly used as noun.