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near-antonym

noun

Etymology

From near + antonym.

  1. derived from ἀντωνυμία
  2. borrowed from antonyme
  3. formed as near-antonym — “near + antonym”

Definitions

  1. A word that is nearly an antonym, when an antonym is defined strictly by complete…

    A word that is nearly an antonym, when an antonym is defined strictly by complete negation or polar oppositeness. (Many reference works use a looser definition of antonym that lumps these words into the single category of antonyms; some make the more rigorous distinction.)

    • […] Near-antonyms may be treated in a similar fashion.
    • Among the most common antonyms or near antonyms are the following. Make sure that you know their meanings.
    • […] near antonyms (sinking/swelling; vast/faint) gives way to a set of near synonyms (weird/appealing; suggestive/wild); what starts out as opposition proves complementary instead. And all of the adjectives that testify […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA