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antonym

/ˈæn.təˌnɪm/

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What does antonym mean?

noun

  1. A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
  2. A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.

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Any reaction word which is a synonym or an antonym of the corresponding stimulus word is to be classed as normal.
Grace Helen Kent; A. J. (Aaron Joshua) RosanoffA Study of Association in InsanityProject Gutenberg ebook #9172
Also, the so-called Antonym Test, where one is asked to give as quickly as possible the opposite to a word, the result, considering his foreign education, was decidedly good.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449