WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•to•nym /ˈæntənɪm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a word opposite in meaning to another: Fast is an antonym of slow.Compare synonym (def. 1).
an•to•nym
(an′tə nim),USA pronunciation n.
an•ton•y•mous
(an ton′ə məs),USA pronunciation an′to•nym′ic, adj.
an•ton′y•my, n.
- a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Cf. synonym (def. 1).
- 1865–70; ant- + (syn)onym
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