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antonym

Pronunciation: /ˈantənɪm/
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Definition of antonym

noun

  • a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good).

Derivatives

antonymous

Pronunciation: /anˈtɒnɪməs/
adjective

antonymy

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French antonyme, from ant- (from Greek anti- 'against') + Greek onuma 'a name'

Grammar

A word meaning the opposite of another word. For example, the following are pairs of antonyms:

wetdry
buysell
childadult
See also synonym.

antonym in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of antonym in the US English dictionary