2007-01-08 06:04:32 · 20 answers · asked by kelly f 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
words that mean the opposite of each other like hot and cold
2007-01-08 06:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
they are the opposite meaning of a word.
examples:
for the word fast, the antonym is slow
for on is off
for simple, complicated
wicked, kind
and so on.
hope you got it
if no, check wikipedia
Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("opposite") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, obese and skinny, and up and down. Words may have different antonyms, depending on the meaning. Both long and tall are antonyms of short. Antonyms are of four types:
Gradable antonyms are two ends of the spectrum (slow and fast) but can have variations.
Complementary antonyms are pairs that express absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
Relational antonyms are pairs in which one describes a relationship between two objects and the other describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed, such as parent and child, teacher and student, or buy and sell.
Auto-antonyms are the same words that can mean the opposite of themselves under different contexts or having separate definitions
enjoin (to prohibit, issue injunction; to order, command)
fast (moving quickly; fixed firmly in place)
cleave (to split; to adhere)
wiktionary : sanction (punishment, prohibition ; permission)
stay (remain in a specific place, postpone; guide direction, movement)
2007-01-08 14:13:41 · answer #2 · answered by ilovephotographyandmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("opposite") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, obese and skinny, and up and down. Words may have different antonyms, depending on the meaning. Both long and tall are antonyms of short. Antonyms are of four types:
Gradable antonyms are two ends of the spectrum (slow and fast) but can have variations.
Complementary antonyms are pairs that express absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
Relational antonyms are pairs in which one describes a relationship between two objects and the other describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed, such as parent and child, teacher and student, or buy and sell.
Auto-antonyms are the same words that can mean the opposite of themselves under different contexts or having separate definitions
enjoin (to prohibit, issue injunction; to order, command)
fast (moving quickly; fixed firmly in place)
cleave (to split; to adhere)
wiktionary : sanction (punishment, prohibition ; permission)
stay (remain in a specific place, postpone; guide direction, movement)
2007-01-08 14:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Randy M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of another word. For example, the words "old" and "new" are antonyms. If something is "old" it can not be "new".
2007-01-08 14:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("opposite") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, obese and skinny, and up and down. Words may have different antonyms, depending on the meaning. Both long and tall are antonyms of short. Antonyms are of four types:
Gradable antonyms are two ends of the spectrum (slow and fast) but can have variations.
Complementary antonyms are pairs that express absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
Relational antonyms are pairs in which one describes a relationship between two objects and the other describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed, such as parent and child, teacher and student, or buy and sell.
Auto-antonyms are the same words that can mean the opposite of themselves under different contexts or having separate definitions
enjoin (to prohibit, issue injunction; to order, command)
fast (moving quickly; fixed firmly in place)
cleave (to split; to adhere)
wiktionary : sanction (punishment, prohibition ; permission)
stay (remain in a specific place, postpone; guide direction, movement)
Although the word antonym was only coined by philologists in the 19th century, such relationships are a fundamental part of a language, in contrast to synonyms, which are a result of history and drawing of fine distinctions, or homonyms, which are mostly etymological accidents or coincidences.
Languages often have ways of creating antonyms as an easy extension of lexicon. An example is the English prefixes in- and un-. Unreal is the antonym of real and indocile is of docile.
Some planned languages abundantly use such devices to reduce vocabulary multiplication. Esperanto has mal- (compare bona = "good" and malbona = "bad"), Damin has kuri- (tjitjuu "small", kuritjitjuu "large") and Newspeak has un- (as in ungood, "bad").
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2007-01-08 14:07:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Antonyms are opposites such as hard and soft. Synonyms are words that are the same for example brainy and clever
2007-01-08 16:46:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antonyms are a pair of words having the opposite meaning. like:
hot & cold
summer & winter
friend & foe
2007-01-08 14:08:27 · answer #7 · answered by Periscope 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are opposites of other words
e.g. hot is the antonym of cold
2007-01-08 14:06:11 · answer #8 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Opposites
2007-01-08 14:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Words with opposite meanings
2007-01-08 14:07:53 · answer #10 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Antonyms are the opposite of synonyms .for eg::hot is the synonym and its antoym is cold and wetand dry and so on....
2007-01-09 06:46:28 · answer #11 · answered by nina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋