Antonym - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Antonym :  (noun)

1: two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed" [syn: opposite word, opposite]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Antonym : \An"to*nym\, n. [Gr. ? a word used in substitution for another; ? _ ?, ?, a word.] A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] --C. J. Smith.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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