|  antonym 
 
 a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
 - to him the antonym of 'gay' was 'depressed'
 • Syn:
 opposite word, opposite
 • Ant:
 synonym
 • Derivationally related forms:
 antonymous
 • Hypernyms:
 word
 • Hyponyms:
 direct antonym, indirect antonym
 
 
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