Meanings
adjectiveantonymous (comparative more antonymous, superlative most antonymous)
comparative more antonymous · superlative most antonymous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of antonymic.
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adjectiveof words: having opposite meanings
Opposite
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Origin
- Englishantonym
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishantonymous
Translations
Catalan antònim
- antònimhaving an opposite meaning
Estonian antonüümne, antonüümne
- antonüümnehaving an opposite meaning
- antonüümnebeing an antonym
French antinomique
- antinomiquehaving an opposite meaning
Italian antonimico
- antonimicohaving an opposite meaning
Polish antonimiczny, antonimiczny
- antonimicznyhaving an opposite meaning
- antonimicznybeing an antonym
Portuguese antónimo, antônimo
- antónimohaving an opposite meaning
- antônimohaving an opposite meaning
- antónimobeing an antonym
- antônimobeing an antonym
Spanish antónimo, antónimo
- antónimohaving an opposite meaning
- antónimobeing an antonym
Swedish antonym, antonym
- antonymhaving an opposite meaning
- antonymbeing an antonym
Vietnamese trái nghĩa
- trái nghĩahaving an opposite meaning
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with antonymous
anonymoussynonymouspseudonymoushomonymousallonymousautonymousheteronymousholonymoushyponymousmeronymousorthonymousparonymouspolyonymous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
antonymous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antonymous
MLA
“antonymous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antonymous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antonymous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antonymous.
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