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From Ancient Greek ἀντί- (anti) "opposite" and -onym < ὄνυμα (onuma) "name", Aeolic dialect < ὄνομα (onoma) "name"

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antonym (plural antonyms)

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

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