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What do you call the opposite of synonym?
antonym. nounword with opposite meaning to another word.
What does opposite mean?
Opposite of to accomplish or cause something to happen. impede.
What is the correct meaning of the word opposite?
1 : being at the other end, side, or corner We live on opposite sides of the street. 2 : being as different as possible They ran in opposite directions. 3 : being in a position to contrast with or cancel out Consider the opposite side of the question.
What is a synonym for conversely?
Synonyms for conversely Synonyms. again, contrarily, contrariwise Visit the Thesaurus for More.
What is the synonym and antonym of opposite?
foe, contrary, confrontation, enemy, opposer, resistance, foeman, antagonist, opponent, reverse, adversary, opposition, inverse, opposite word, antonym, resister, oppositeness. Antonyms: same, alternate. inverse, oppositeadjective.
What is opposite of conversely?
Opposite of in a contrary manner. likewise. equally. similarly. correspondingly.
What words have opposite meanings?
An auto-antonym is a word that can have opposite meanings in different contexts or under separate definitions: enjoin (to prohibit, issue injunction; to order, command) fast (moving quickly; fixed firmly in place) cleave (to split; to adhere)
What are opposites words?
In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship, like the opposite pairs big : small, long : short, ‘’tall : short’’, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to the fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not the other pair member.
What are words that are opposite?
Opposites (P-Y) Patient – impatient Pessimistic – optimistic Poor – wealthy Presence – absence Present – past Private – public Sad – happy Sadness – happiness Safe – dangerous Safety – danger
What is the opposite word?
Opposite (semantics), a word that means the reverse of a word. Opposite (leaf), an arrangement of leaves on a stem. Opposite (mathematics), the negative of a number; numbers that, when added, yield zero.