"antonym" meaning in English

See antonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæn.təˌnɪm/ Audio: en-us-antonym.ogg Forms: antonyms [plural]
enPR: ǎnt′ənĭm' Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: From French antonyme (1840s and 1850s), which was modeled on earlier synonyme and influenced by the etymons of Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία (antōnumía, “pronoun”); credit for popularization of the French loanword's naturalization into English is given principally to Charles John Smith and his 1867 book Synonyms and Antonyms: Or, Kindred Words and Their Opposites. Collected and Contrasted. By surface analysis, ant- + -onym. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|antonyme}} French antonyme, {{der|en|grc|ἀντωνυμία||pronoun}} Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία (antōnumía, “pronoun”), {{surf|en|ant-|-onym}} By surface analysis, ant- + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} antonym (plural antonyms)
  1. (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word. Categories (topical): Semantics Synonyms: counterterm, opposite
    Sense id: en-antonym-en-noun-5gdnFKsp Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
  2. (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
    A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
    Categories (topical): Semantics Synonyms: counterterm, opposite
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Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ant-: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 1 1 15 31 31 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 1 15 27 27 14 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation 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translations: 16 84 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Semantic relations Translations (word which has the opposite meaning): teenoorgestelde (Afrikaans), antonim [masculine] (Albanian), عَكْس (ʕaks) [masculine] (Arabic), نَقِيض (naqīḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), հականիշ (hakaniš) (Armenian), анто́нім (antónim) [masculine] (Belarusian), антони́м (antoním) [masculine] (Bulgarian), antònim [masculine] (Catalan), 反義詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 反义词 (fǎnyìcí) (Chinese Mandarin), antonymum [neuter] (Czech), opozitum [neuter] (Czech), antonym [neuter] (Danish), tegendeel [neuter] (Dutch), tegengestelde [neuter] (Dutch), antoniem [neuter] (Dutch), antonimo (Esperanto), mal-vorto (Esperanto), antonüüm (Estonian), andheiti [neuter] (Faroese), antonyymi (Finnish), vastakohta (Finnish), antonyme [masculine] (French), antónimo [masculine] (Galician), ანტონიმი (anṭonimi) (Georgian), Antonym [neuter] (German), Gegenwort [neuter] (German), Gegensatzwort [neuter] (German), Gegenbegriff [masculine] (German), αντώνυμο (antónymo) [neuter] (Greek), הֶפֶךְ (Hebrew), היפך (héfech) [masculine] (Hebrew), विपर्याय (viparyāy) [masculine] (Hindi), विपरीतार्थी शब्द (viprītārthī śabd) (Hindi), विलोम (vilom) (Hindi), ellentét (Hungarian), antonima (Hungarian), andheiti [neuter] (Icelandic), andrætt orð [neuter] (Icelandic), lawan kata (Indonesian), antonim (Indonesian), antonymo (Interlingua), contrario [masculine] (Italian), antonimo [masculine, uncommon] (Italian), 対義語 (taigigo) (alt: たいぎご) (Japanese), 反意語 (han'igo) (alt: はんいご) (Japanese), 反対語 (hantaigo) (alt: はんたいご) (Japanese), ន័យផ្ទុយ (ney ptuy) (Khmer), 반의어 (banuieo) (alt: 反義語/反意語) (Korean), 반대어 (bandaeeo) (alt: 反對語) (Korean), antonymum (Latin), antonīms [masculine] (Latvian), antonìmas [masculine] (Lithuanian), антоним (antonim) [masculine] (Macedonian), വിപരീതം (viparītaṁ) (Malayalam), kupu tauaro (Maori), kupu taitua (Maori), taitua (Maori), विरुद्धार्थी शब्द (viruddhārthī śabda) (Marathi), antonym (Norwegian), متضاد (motazâd) (Persian), antonim [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), antónimo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), antônimo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), antonim [neuter] (Romanian), анто́ним (antónim) [masculine] (Russian), frith-fhacal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), антоним [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), antonim [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nasuprotnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), odveznica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), antònimu [masculine] (Sicilian), cuntrariu [masculine] (Sicilian), antonymum [neuter] (Slovak), prótipoménka [feminine] (Slovene), antoním [masculine] (Slovene), antónimo [masculine] (Spanish), motsatsord [neuter] (Swedish), antonym [common-gender] (Swedish), kasalungat (Tagalog), எதிர்ச்சொல் (etirccol) (Tamil), వ్యతిరేక పదము (vyatirēka padamu) (Telugu), คำตรงกันข้าม (kam dtrong gan kâam) (Thai), karşıtanlamlı (Turkish), antonim (Turkish), анто́нім (antónim) [masculine] (Ukrainian), từ trái nghĩa (alt: 詞賴義) (Vietnamese), gwrthwynebair (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "18 82",
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          "_dis": "18 82",
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          "_dis": "25 75",
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Andrew John Merrison, Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths, Christopher J. Hall, Introducing Language in Use, page 111:",
          "text": "All four lines of the pattern are required to establish that hot and cold are antonyms.\nThe water is hot entails The water is not cold.\nThe water is cold entails The water is not hot.\nThe water is not hot does not entail The water is cold.\nThe water is not cold does not entail The water is hot.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.",
        "A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym."
      ],
      "id": "en-antonym-en-noun-FaQIyaMh",
      "links": [
        [
          "semantics",
          "semantics"
        ],
        [
          "opposite",
          "opposite"
        ],
        [
          "gradable antonym",
          "gradable antonym#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.",
        "A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "counterterm"
        },
        {
          "word": "opposite"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences",
        "semantics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ǎnt′ənĭm'"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæn.təˌnɪm/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪm"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "teenoorgestelde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕaks",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَكْس"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "naqīḍ",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نَقِيض"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hakaniš",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "հականիշ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "antónim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анто́нім"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "antoním",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "антони́м"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antònim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "反義詞"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎnyìcí",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "反义词"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "antonymum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "opozitum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "antonym"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tegendeel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tegengestelde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "antoniem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonimo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "mal-vorto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonüüm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "andheiti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonyymi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "vastakohta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antonyme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antónimo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "anṭonimi",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "ანტონიმი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Antonym"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gegenwort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gegensatzwort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gegenbegriff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antónymo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αντώνυμο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "הֶפֶךְ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "héfech",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "היפך"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "viparyāy",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विपर्याय"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "viprītārthī śabd",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "विपरीतार्थी शब्द"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vilom",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "विलोम"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "ellentét"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonima"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "andheiti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "andrætt orð"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "lawan kata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonymo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "contrario"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "antonimo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "たいぎご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "taigigo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "対義語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "はんいご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "han'igo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "反意語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "はんたいご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hantaigo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "反対語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ney ptuy",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "ន័យផ្ទុយ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "反義語/反意語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "banuieo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "반의어"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "反對語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bandaeeo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "반대어"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonymum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antonīms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antonìmas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "antonim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "антоним"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "viparītaṁ",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "വിപരീതം"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "kupu tauaro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "kupu taitua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "taitua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "viruddhārthī śabda",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "विरुद्धार्थी शब्द"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonym"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "motazâd",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "متضاد"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antónimo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antônimo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "antónim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анто́ним"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frith-fhacal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "антоним"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nasuprotnica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odveznica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antònimu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuntrariu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "antonymum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prótipoménka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antoním"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antónimo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "motsatsord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "antonym"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "kasalungat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "etirccol",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "எதிர்ச்சொல்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vyatirēka padamu",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "వ్యతిరేక పదము"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kam dtrong gan kâam",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "คำตรงกันข้าม"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "karşıtanlamlı"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "antónim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анто́нім"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "詞賴義",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "word": "teenoorgestelde"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "հականիշ"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "antónim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анто́нім"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "antoním",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "антони́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antònim"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "反義詞"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎnyìcí",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonüüm"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "andheiti"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonyymi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "vastakohta"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "ანტონიმი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Gegenbegriff"
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "he",
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      "word": "הֶפֶךְ"
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      "code": "he",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "विपर्याय"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "code": "is",
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      "code": "is",
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    {
      "code": "id",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "contrario"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "antonimo"
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      "alt": "たいぎご",
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      "roman": "taigigo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "対義語"
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      "alt": "はんいご",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "roman": "banuieo",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "반의어"
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      "alt": "反對語",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "antonim",
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    {
      "code": "ml",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "വിപരീതം"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "kupu tauaro"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "kupu taitua"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "taitua"
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    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "viruddhārthī śabda",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "विरुद्धार्थी शब्द"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "motazâd",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "متضاد"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "antonim"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "word": "antónimo"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "antônimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "antonim"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "antónim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "анто́ним"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "frith-fhacal"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "антоним"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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      "word": "nasuprotnica"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odveznica"
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      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "antònimu"
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    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cuntrariu"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
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    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "prótipoménka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antoním"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antónimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "motsatsord"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "antonym"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "kasalungat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "etirccol",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "எதிர்ச்சொல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vyatirēka padamu",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "వ్యతిరేక పదము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kam dtrong gan kâam",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "คำตรงกันข้าม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "karşıtanlamlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "antonim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "antónim",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анто́нім"
    },
    {
      "alt": "詞賴義",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "từ trái nghĩa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "word which has the opposite meaning",
      "word": "gwrthwynebair"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "antonym"
  ],
  "word": "antonym"
}

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