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  Definition of antonym - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
: a word of opposite meaning antonym of good is bad>
Learn more about "antonym" and related topics at Britannica.com
See a map of "antonym" in the Visual Thesaurus
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  Grade 3 - Language Arts - Antonyms
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of another word.
For example, the words "old" and "new" are antonyms.
Which word is the antonym of "liquid", as in "this water is a liquid"?
www.kidport.com /Grade3/LanguageArts/Antonyms.htm   (92 words)

  
  Antonym Surfen
With its easy-to-use format antonym surfen and clear presentation of key synonyms, this book is the essential tool for broadening antonym surfen and enlivening your vocabulary.
All answers are explained, using short definitions antonym surfen and terms that clarify word meanings antonym surfen and their opposites for effective studying antonym surfen and positive reinforcement.
Antonym - Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("against") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, fat and thin, and up and down.
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 homework help: what is the antonym for statement - Help.com
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.
Though 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.
Homework, short for homework assignments, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do most of such work at home.
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  Antonym - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Antonyms, from the not-anti ("opposite") and not-onoma ("name") are not word pairs that aren't opposite in meaning, such as not hot and not cold, not obese and not skinny, and not up and not down.
Gradable antonyms aren't two ends of the spectrum (not slow and not fast) but can't have variations.
Non relational antonyms aren't pairs in which one doesn't describe a relationship between two non objects and the other doesn't describe the same relationship when the two non objects are reversed, such as non parent and non child, not teacher and not student, or not buying and not selling.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Antonym   (315 words)

  
  Antonym Information
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.
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.
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.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for antonym
ANTONYM Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language...
Some words are antonymous in some contexts but not others: straight is generally the opposite of bent/curved, but is the antonym of gay in the context of homosexuality.
A type of intelligence test item in which the respondent is presented with a word and is asked to supply a word with the opposite meaning to it, often by choosing from a set of response alternatives.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=antonym   (470 words)

  
 Search Results for "Antonym"
...An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word; thus antonym is the antonym of synonym.
The related adjectives are antonymous and antonymic; they occur...
...Temerity is reckless, rash boldness, foolish daring, and timidity is an antonym of it, meaning lack of courage, boldness, self-confidence.
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 Add a thesaurus or synonym / antonym finder to your Java applications
The antonym category name is simply another category name associated with each category, so it's possible to use the antonym category for other, application-specific purposes.
Note that if a category with the same name exists in two different thesaurus files, and each category has a different antonym name, then the antonym name of the first category will be returned.
The antonym category name, if defined, follows the category name and is separated from the category name by one or more space characters.
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 Antonyms   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When you see the word that is an antonym of the given word, click on the button at the bottom left of the screen.
The choices for each antonym will only cycle through twice.
The green bar at the right side of the screen tells you how long you have for each question.
www.sadlier-oxford.com /phonics/antonyms/antonyms.htm   (53 words)

  
 Antonym Match   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Begin the lesson by discussing the definition of an antonym and giving some examples of antonym pairs.
On one of the papers should be written a word and on the other its antonym.
Students should quietly say the word that they think is the antonym match for their word and also listen for the word they were given.
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 antonym | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
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) (moving quickly; fixed firmly in place) (to ; to)sanction (punishment, prohibition ; permission)stay (in a specific place, postpone; direction, movement)
www.babylon.com /definition/antonym/English   (210 words)

  
 AntoNym < Computing < Subwiki
Antonym is configured by editing a text file that describes one or more pseudonyms and the reply path for each.
Antonym now parses a.remailers file in the standard format to get information about hops, services, etc.
An example usage would be to write an email in gnus, pipe that buffer through antonym, and paste the results back into the buffer.
subwiki.honeypot.net /cgi-bin/view/Computing/AntoNym   (1168 words)

  
 Antonyms
The Antonym of Sin In order to arrive at a suitable antonym for the word “sin”, one must understand the word as it is correctly used in the English language.
the antonym of 'to be in the dark''
Hi, I would like to know what is the antonym of 'to be in the dark''.''I'm in the dark about the it' means 'I don't know about it.'.The acronym of 'dark' is...
www.englishforums.com /search/Antonyms.htm   (412 words)

  
 The Power Vocabulary
Next, write the antonym (i.e., a word meaning the opposite) of the power word along with the meaning of that particular antonym you discover.
Finally, you are to write a single, complete sentence containing a subject and verb in which you use the original power word.
Moreover, develop the habit of looking up words that are unfamiliar to you and conceptualize the antonym as well, using these as indicated here.
www.csun.edu /~hcpas003/PowerVocabulary.html   (336 words)

  
 Antonym Awareness   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Students will become aware that antonyms are word opposites by interacting with one another as they experience an antonym search.
Explain to them that antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other.
GAME: "Antonym Search" (See the attachment for this step.) On the attachment, you will find a list of antonyms to use in the game.
www.glc.k12.ga.us /BuilderV03/lptools/lpshared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=12865   (562 words)

  
 21st Century Synonym and Antonym Finder (21st century reference series)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And it doesn't just offer one obscure antonym for each word in the "dictionary" that barely seems to meet the definition.
I personally achieved this with numerous dictionaries and one of them was certainly the 21st Century Synonym and Antonym Finder.
With finishing my studies of foreign languages and their literatures, I have been mostly involved in translations and thus been forced to rummage considerably through books and dictionaries - believe me you will find this book indispesanble once you have it.
www.i-love-cats.com /cat-supplies/Cat-13737681-0440213231-21st_Century_Synonym_and_Antonym_Finder_21st_century_reference_series.html   (510 words)

  
 Indirect antonym   (Site not responding. Last check: )
ROSIN, hydrogenated, indirect antonym sodium indirect antonym sulfide nas.
MOLESMONO and indirect antonym dihydrogen phosphate indirect antonym esters.
In indirect antonym such cases the university, of colorado foundation, or division of the verb is performed.
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 School Specialty Publishing Activity Center - Antonym
Circle the correct antonym to complete the analogy.
Circle the pair of antonyms in each box.
Then rewrite the sentence using the antonym for the circled word.
www.standardsmadeeasy.com /ActivityByTheme.asp?Theme=Antonym   (185 words)

  
 Help Build Vocabulary Skills: Antonym Bingo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Introduce new antonyms as your child masters the ones on this list.
The players look on their game boards for the matching antonyms.
If the antonyms match, the player wins and becomes the leader for' the next round.
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 Into the Wardrobe :: View topic - Antonym of 'proactive'
As for the Antonym, my money would be on passive.
Ive always took the meaning of proactive to be, an action taken pre empting a bad occurance to minimise or prevent Said bad occaurance.
Therefore my intimation that passive is the antonym is valid also, as passive people tend to wait and see what will happen.
cslewis.drzeus.net /forums/viewtopic.php?t=6822&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=947922994219fa24295159ff3891efa8   (763 words)

  
 Add a thesaurus or synonym / antonym finder to your Windows applications
Wintertree Thesaurus Engine searches for key terms, categories, and antonyms in open thesaurus files.
All of the open thesaurus files are treated like one large thesaurus (except when searching for antonyms, which is described below).
Antonym categories: A category may optionally contain the name of an antonym category.
www.wintertree-software.com /dev/thesdb/windows/technical.html   (2794 words)

  
 Antonyms Page grades 1-2
Here are the two antonyms used in sentences
The following "antonym card" sheets can be used in many different ways Since these contain both pictures and words they can be used for K-2 as matching games or concentration games.
You can print them out on cardstock, cut, laminate and use the entire set as a card game where students make antonym pairs to score points in each hand.
www.manatee.k12.fl.us /sites/elementary/palmasola/antonyms.htm   (87 words)

  
 Antonym Antics1
The learner will identify word pairs that are antonyms.
Possible antonyms are: open,close; left, right; up,down; in,out.
Then they went up the stairs and they found Goldilocks, who jumped up and ran out of there and that is the story of the three bears.
jc-schools.net /ce/antonym.html   (328 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/antonymjazz
Antonym met at Leeds College of Music in 2005.
We play original compositions and the odd cover, drawing inspiration and shamelessly nicking stuff from artists such as Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Mick Goodrick and John Coltrane.
Hi Antonym, just a quick hello from the Jazz Pistols - hope you are doing fine and the first few weeks of 2007 have been great so far.
myspace.com /antonymjazz   (557 words)

  
 yourDictionary.com Agora Discussion Board
However, depending on the sense of the word "exceed" you want an antonym for, one of the synonyms of the following words might serve you: shortage, deficient, inadequate, insufficient and fail.
I checked three antonym links available on yDc's home page, and none of them had an antonym for "exceed." The problem is that there really is no antonym for this word.
If we can establish what the antonyms are in those other languages, it might give us a clue about a long-lost English equivalent...
www.yourdictionary.com /cgi-bin/agora/agora.cgi?board=what;action=display;num=1093927923;start=   (1070 words)

  
 New Game : Synonym or Antonym
In this game we are at liberty to post synonym (same meaning) or antonym (opposite meaning) of the word mentioned by earlier poster.
We are Anherb, the makers of an extensive blend of herbal and cosmetic products, a company that is all set to take beauty, elan and grace to its epitome.
Replying to [yarenimex]: long lasting is two words it doesn't help to put them together.
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