Dictionary antonyms antonym dictionary
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In the new study, Union College psychologist Cameron Kay asked participants on MTurk to respond to 27 pairs of “semantic antonyms” such as “I do not sleep well” and “I sleep soundly.”
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The antonyms of diversity, equity and inclusion are uniformity, inequality and exclusion.
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“Substance” and “process” are often cast as antonyms, perhaps particularly in legal discourse.
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Among the antonyms for “nice” in Roget’s Thesaurus are “ugly,” “horrible,” “nasty” and “repulsive.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © by the Philip Lief Group.
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Meaning of antonym in English
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antonym
/ ænˈtɒnɪməs; ˈæntənɪm /
noun
a word that means the opposite of another word
``empty'' is an antonym of ``full''
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- an·ton·y·mous [an-, ton, -, uh, -m, uh, s], anto·nymic adjective
- an·tony·my noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of antonym1
C from Greek antōnumia, from anti- + onoma name