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noun - a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
noun - a word opposite in meaning to another
ANTONYMS - In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship, like the opposite pairs big : small, long : short,...
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| They're words with opposite meanings |
| Words that have opposite meanings are called these |
| Hot & cold, fast & slow, right & wrong, for example |
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| Plural form of antonym. |
| a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. ibadi and igoodi ). |
| A word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good). |
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In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship, like the opposite pairs big : small, long : short, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to the fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not the other pair member. For example, something that is long entails that it is not short. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites. The relationship between opposites is known as opposition. A member of a pair of opposites can generally be determined by the question What is the opposite of X ? * The term antonym (and the related antonymy) is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold). Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not li |