antonym
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Since the advent of talkies, “Hollywood” has been, in some serious circles, the pejorative antonym of “serious” music.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021
I’m not sure there’s a precise antonym for “nice.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2020
“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
Often used as a specific antonym to virtual in any of its jargon senses.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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