English noun: opposite word | |||
| 1. | opposite word (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 | antonym, opposite | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | direct antonym, indirect antonym | ||
| Antonyms | equivalent word, synonym | ||