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Foundation level · Year 4 · free
antonym
noun
a word that has the opposite meaning to another word
Big’ is an antonym of ‘small.’
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- opposite
- reverse
- different word
- not same
- unlike
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- synonym
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- Is ‘hot’ an antonym of ‘cold’?
- She learned antonyms for her test.
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