Antonym
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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. The first known use of the word antonym was in 1857.[1] Properly defined it means a word of opposite meaning and is a noun.
| hot | cold |
| left | right |
| up | down |
| near | far |
| small | big |
| alive | dead |
| young | old |
| day | night |
| male | female |
| wet | dry |
Synonym - similar[change | change source]
- Contronym - two meanings
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Definition of ANTONYM". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
