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gradable antonym

noun

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  1. One of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the…

    One of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the other end, such as long and short.

    • Three types are commonly identified: gradable antonyms, contradictory or complementary antonyms, and converses. [...] Gradable antonyms include pairs like the following: ¶ beautiful ugly ¶ expensive cheap ¶ fast slow

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gradable antonym. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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