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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word with opposite meaning to another word |
| Synonyms: | opposite, reverse |
| Antonyms: | synonym |
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| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something completely unlike |
| Synonyms: | another adverse, antilogy, antipode, antipole, antithesis, antonym, contra, contradiction, contrary, contrast, converse, counterpart, foil, inverse, obverse, opposition, other extreme, other side, other side of coin, paradox, reverse, vice versa |
| Notes: | contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those |
| Antonyms: | likeness, same, similarity |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Negation. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
negation, abnegation; denial; disavowal, disclaimer; abjuration; contradiction, contravention; recusation, protest; recusancy (dissent); flat contradiction, emphatic contradiction, emphatic denial, dementi., qualification; repudiation; retraction; confutation; refusal; prohibition.
-verbs
deny; contradict, contravene; controvert, give denial to, gainsay, negative, shake the head., disown, disaffirm, disclaim, disavow; recant; revoke (abrogate)., dispute; impugn, traverse, rebut, join issue upon; bring in question, call in question (doubt) [more]; give (one) the lie in his throat., deny flatly, deny peremptorily, deny emphatically, deny absolutely, deny wholly, deny entirely; give the lie to, belie., repudiate; set aside, ignore [more]; rebut (confute); qualify; refuse.
-adjectives
denying; denied; contradictory; negative, negatory; recusant (dissenting); at issue upon.
-adverbs
no, nay, not, nowise; not a bit, not a whit, not a jot; not at all, not in the least, not so; no such thing; nothing of the kind, nothing of the sort; quite the contrary, tout au contraire, far from it; tant s'en faut; on no account, in no respect; by no, by no manner of means; negatively.
-phrases
there never was a greater mistake; I know better; non haec in faedera.
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| Antonyms: | affirmation |
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