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
At the time, Austin was closer to an antonym of what cities like New York and Los Angeles represented — an aspect Scott enjoyed.
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Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides these antonyms for fear: audacity, nerve and guts.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
More often than not, polish is associated with corporate environment and advertisement, often an antonym of authenticity.
—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
Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides these antonyms for fear: audacity, nerve and guts.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
More often than not, polish is associated with corporate environment and advertisement, often an antonym of authenticity.
—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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Best known for playing whatever the opposite of a manic pixie dream girl is on The Bear, Gordon is particularly good at giving you someone who takes the idea of desperate times requiring desperate measures, and maybe a manic episode or two, to extremes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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Really the opposite of the Biden administration entirely.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Noun
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An homage to the complicated 1998 Reverso Géographique, this lovely new model —available in both stainless steel as well as pink gold — provides dual dials: On the obverse is a classic blue enamel face with sub-seconds and a grande date display below 12 o’clock.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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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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“Antonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antonym. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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