Antonyms

An antonym is a word that is the opposite meaning of another. It comes from the Greek words anti for opposite and onym for name.

There are actually three types of antonyms:

Gradable antonyms are opposites at either end of the spectrum, as in slow and fast.

Complementary antonyms are absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.

Relational antonyms are opposites where one word describes a relationship between two objects, and the other word describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed. For example, parent and child, teacher and student, or buy and sell.

It is impossible to give examples of antonyms without showing the word that is its opposite.

What are antonyms?

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Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Come

Go

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hot Cold

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dog

cat

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Question

answer

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day

night

: rich poor The rich king gave to the needy. The poor people had no home.

Example: hard soft

The hard rocks were by the beach. The pillow was soft. soft.

Example: large small The elephant is large. large. The mouse is small. small.

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start

the end

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