Antonym

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/

Origin

circa 1870: - + onym + -

Full definition of antonym

Noun

1. (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses."rich" is an antonym of "poor"; "full" is an antonym of "empty".

Antonyms

• synonym

Derived terms