antonym
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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
Bournemouth have almost been the antonym of Huddersfield this season.
From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2018
At other stations, boys learn to tell time, work antonym crossword puzzles, compute monetary values.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2016
In strict usage, daily is the antonym of nightly as diurnal is of nocturnal.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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