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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Recent Examples of antonym
More often than not, polish is associated with corporate environment and advertisement, often an antonym of authenticity.
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Leo Guan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Indoctrination is the antonym of critical thinking.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024
Cisgender is a term for a person whose gender identity matches the one assigned to them at birth—an antonym for transgender.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 June 2023
Accountable is an antonym of the first words that come to mind.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Or was it bungled when Snyder was replaced by his tonal antonym, Joss Whedon?
—Max Cea, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
Cooper, on the other hand, is the living, breathing antonym of controversy.
—Nick Martin, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2020
Leo Guan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Indoctrination is the antonym of critical thinking.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024
Cisgender is a term for a person whose gender identity matches the one assigned to them at birth—an antonym for transgender.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 June 2023
Accountable is an antonym of the first words that come to mind.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Or was it bungled when Snyder was replaced by his tonal antonym, Joss Whedon?
—Max Cea, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
Cooper, on the other hand, is the living, breathing antonym of controversy.
—Nick Martin, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antonym
Noun
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In fact, his position and his actions do the opposite.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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In that way, cutting taxes that feed the trust fund does the opposite of protecting Social Security.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
11 July 2025
Noun
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On the watch’s obverse, a teal blue dial in grand feu enamel presents a dynamic barley-seed pattern that requires 12 hours of meticulous hand-work to create.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Kraft noted that the coin's obverse was identical to the 1806 British coinage, while the reverse was unique to the Bahamas.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Antonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antonym. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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