antonyms
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Antonyms: defeat, destruction, disappointment, disaster, failure, frustration, miscarriage, overthrow, retreat, rout.
From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence
He laid down the pad and nearly stood on his head trying to reach his Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms without getting out of his chair.
From The Lure of the Dim Trails by Bower, B. M.
Antonyms are words opposite in meaning; but the opposition, for the same reasons as the likeness, is seldom or never absolute.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)
Crabbe's English Synonyms and Fernald's Synonyms and Antonyms are good books of reference for this purpose.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
Author of "The Etiquette of To-day," and "Synonyms and Antonyms."
From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.
