antonyms

nounword with opposite meaning to another word

Synonyms for antonyms

noun word with opposite meaning to another word

Antonyms for antonyms

Word Origin & History

1867, coined to serve as opposite of synonym, from Greek anti- "equal to, instead of, opposite" (see anti-) + -onym "name" (see name (n.)). Perhaps introduced to English in the book "Synonyms and Antonyms" (1867) by the Ven. C.J. Smith, M.A.

French antonyme (1842), German antonym (by 1859) are older. The un-Greek alternative counterterm has been left to fade.

Example Sentences for antonyms

In the series we have prepared, the verbs are either synonyms or antonyms.

Antonyms: unamenable, unaccountable, disobedient, insubmissive.

Antonyms are words that are opposed to another word in meaning.

In many instances, however, a list of antonyms is unnecessary.

Antonyms: disconnection, detachment, isolation, incoherence.

Antonyms: accidental, unconscious, unpremeditated, unintentional.

Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, obscurity.

Antonyms: inharmonious, discordant, antagonistic, incompatible.

Antonyms: unknowable, unascertainable, incognoscible, unrecognizable.

Antonyms: unobtainable, unprocurable, unattainable, inaccessible.