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Antonym

noun
1.
A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.  Synonyms: opposite, opposite word.  Antonym: synonym.



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"Antonym" Quotes from Famous Books



... speaker. He can frequently impress an audience more definitely by explaining the opposite of what he wants them to apprehend. At times the term is not the extreme opposite; it is merely the negative of the other. Logically the other side of white is not white, while the antonym is the extreme black. Trained speakers use with great effect the principle underlying such groups of words. When Burke argued before the House of Commons for a plan to secure harmony with the American colonies he described the scheme he considered necessary by showing what it should not be. "No ...
— Public Speaking • Clarence Stratton


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