DIRECT ANTONYM Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase direct antonym. (close relations)
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| antithesis | nounn | |||||
noun • exact opposite • the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | ||||||
| contradictory | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time adjective satellite • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false • that confounds or contradicts or confuses • in disagreement • unable for both to exist or be true at the same time | ||||||
| inverse | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity noun • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adjective satellite • reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect | ||||||
| opposite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem noun • a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other • a relation of direct opposition • a contestant that you are matched against • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adverb • directly facing each other adjective satellite • being directly across from each other; facing • moving or facing away from each other • the other one of a complementary pair • altogether different in nature or quality or significance • characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | ||||||