1.
a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.
Related forms
antonymous
[an-ton-uh-muh s] (Show IPA), antonymic, adjective
antonymy, noun
Spanish Words for antonym
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Examples from the web for antonym
- The term anesthetic is an antonym of aesthetic.
- This is probably the result of the association of covert with its antonym overt, which is pronounced with a long o.
- Opposites are also referred to as antonyms.
British Dictionary definitions for antonym
noun
1.
a word that means the opposite of another word: ``empty'' is an antonym of ``full''
antonymous (ænˈtɒnɪməs) adjective
C19: from Greek antōnumia, from anti- + onoma name
Word Origin and History for antonym
n.
1867, coined to serve as opposite of synonym, from Greek anti- "equal to, instead of, opposite" (see anti- ) + -onym "name" (see name (n.)). Perhaps introduced to English in the book "Synonyms and Antonyms" (1867) by the Ven. C.J. Smith, M.A.
UNDER the head of Synonyms and Antonyms, Archdeacon Smith arranges words which form an antithesis to one another. The word "antonym" is, we believe, a new formation but useful. ["Journal of Sacred Literature," July 1867]
French antonyme (1842), German antonym (by 1859) are older. The un-Greek alternative counterterm has been left to fade.
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