antidrop

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adjective

Preventing or counteracting a drop in body temperature.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveantidrop (not comparable)

alternative anti-drop

  1. not comparablemedicinePreventing or counteracting a drop in body temperature.

    Antonyms: antirise

  2. not comparableentertainmentA point in a song where a drop would be expected, but that defies usual expectations, often being lower in energy than expected.
  3. informalnot comparablehuman sciences(of a language) Tending not to omit personal pronouns.

    Antonyms: prodrop

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePreventing or counteracting a drop in body temperature.

Opposite

adjective(of a language) Tending not to omit personal pronouns.

Opposite

Origin

From anti- + drop. In the linguistics sense, the prefix pro- (from pronoun) is reinterpreted as having its usual sense ("in favor of", etc.)

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APA

antidrop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidrop

MLA

“antidrop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidrop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidrop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidrop.

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