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| Main Entry: | antonym |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word with opposite meaning to another word |
| Synonyms: | opposite, reverse |
| Antonyms: | synonym |
| Main Entry: | negation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction, denial |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, blank, cancellation, contrary, converse, counterpart, disclaimer, inverse, no, nothingness, nullity, opposite, opposition, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, reverse, vacuity, veto, void, disavowal, forget it, gainsaying, negatory, neutralization, nonexistence, nullification, proscription |
| Antonyms: | allowance, approval, permission |
| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something completely unlike |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, contradiction, contrary, contrast, converse, counterpart, foil, inverse, obverse, opposition, paradox, reverse, vice versa, another adverse, antilogy, antipode, antipole, contra, other extreme, other side, other side of coin |
| Notes: | contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those |
| Antonyms: | likeness, same, similarity |
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