Definitions for antonyms

antonyms an·to·nym

Spelling: [an-tuh-nim]
IPA: /ˈæn tə nɪm/

Antonyms is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 223 anagrams from letters in antonyms (amnnosty).

Definitions for antonyms

noun

  1. a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym (def 1).
  2. a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym (def 1).

Origin of antonyms

First recorded in 1865-70; ant- + (syn)onym

Examples for antonyms

In strict usage, daily is the antonym of nightly as diurnal is of nocturnal.

By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time.

Logically the other side of white is not white, while the antonym is the extreme black.

antonyms: disconnection, detachment, isolation, incoherence.

In the series we have prepared, the verbs are either synonyms or antonyms.

antonyms are words that are opposed to another word in meaning.

antonyms: unobtainable, unprocurable, unattainable, inaccessible.

antonyms: accidental, unconscious, unpremeditated, unintentional.

antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, obscurity.

In many instances, however, a list of antonyms is unnecessary.

antonyms: inharmonious, discordant, antagonistic, incompatible.

antonyms: unamenable, unaccountable, disobedient, insubmissive.

antonyms: unknowable, unascertainable, incognoscible, unrecognizable.

Word Value for antonyms
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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