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Meaning of antonym in English
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/ˈæn(t)əˌnɪm/
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Noun
antonym
Etymology
mid 19th century: from French antonyme, from ant- (from Greek anti-‘against’) + Greek onuma‘a name’
Definitions
1.
two words that express opposing concepts
Examples
« to him the opposite of gay was depressed »