Antonym Definition

ăntə-nĭm

antonyms

noun

antonyms

A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word.

The word “wet” is an antonym of the word “dry.”

American Heritage

A word that is opposite in meaning to another word.

“sad” is an antonym of “happy”

Webster's New World

The definition of antonyms are words that have contrasting meanings.

An example of antonyms are light and dark.

YourDictionary

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.

"rich" is an antonym of "poor"; "full" is an antonym of "empty".

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Antonym

Singular:

antonym

Plural:

antonyms

circa 1870: ant- +‎ -onym

From Wiktionary
ant(i)– –onym

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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