antonym

Example Sentences

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I’m not sure there’s a precise antonym for “nice.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2020

A 2015 Kellblog entry from tech executive Dave Kellogg also puts the word in business terms, defining it along with its antonym, a “simplifier.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2019

“Nature” became the antonym of “society” in the minds of philosophers, in the policies of European empires, and the calculations of global financial centres.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2018

At other stations, boys learn to tell time, work antonym crossword puzzles, compute monetary values.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2016

Then compare your list with the list under the antonym in Exercise A; if possible, improve your list by means of this comparison.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)