as in opposites
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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opposites
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To me, the best friends to hang out with are those that, despite our commonality, are opposites of me in some ways as well.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Authoritarianism and libertarianism are commonly thought of as opposites—two poles on a political spectrum.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Antonyms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antonyms. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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