Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 5 compound words that contain antonym. The most common are listed below. Open antonym in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- relational antonymA term that, together with another term, forms a pair of opposite role names in a relationship, such as parent and child.
- near-antonymA word that is nearly an antonym, when an antonym is defined strictly by complete negation or polar oppositeness. (Many reference works use a looser definition of antonym that lumps these words into the single category of antonyms; some …
- binary antonymcomplementary antonym
- self-antonymA word that is its own antonym.
- complementary antonymA term whose meaning is the complement of another term, in an either-or fashion, such as mortal in relation to immortal.
- converse antonymEither of a pair of terms that name or describe a single relationship from opposite perspectives, such as parent versus child.
- gradable antonymOne of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the other end, such as long and short.
- contradictory antonymcomplementary antonym
- polar antonymgradable antonym
- auto-antonymAlternative form of autoantonym: A word that has two opposing meanings.
Compound words 5
- autantonymAlternative form of autoantonym: A word that has two opposing meanings.
- autoantonymA word that has two opposing meanings.
- antonymizeTo express by an antonym or antonyms.
- antonymousSynonym of antonymic: Of, relating to, or being an antonym or antonyms.
- antonymiesplural of antonymy: The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.