antonym

as in opposite
a word having the opposite meaning as another word She needed an antonym for "hot," and decided to settle on "chilly."

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“Antonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antonym. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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