Definitions for: Antonym

[n] two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"

Webster (1913) Definition: An"to*nym, n. [Gr. ? a word used in substitution for
another; ? + ?, ?, a word.]
A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a
correlative of synonym. [R.] --C. J. Smith.

Synonyms: opposite, opposite word

See Also: direct antonym, indirect antonym, word