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an·to·nym (an′tə nim′)

noun

a word that is opposite in meaning to another word “sad” is an antonym of “happy”

Etymology: with altered sense (as if < anti-) < Gr antōnymia, a pronoun < anti-, equal to, instead of, opposite (see anti-) + onyma, name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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