English noun: antonym | |||
1. | antonym (communication) a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other | ||
Samples | To him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'. | ||
Synonyms | opposite, opposite word | ||
Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | direct antonym, indirect antonym | ||
Antonyms | equivalent word, synonym | ||