antonym

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In the new study, Union College psychologist Cameron Kay asked 400 participants on MTurk to respond to 27 pairs of “semantic antonyms” such as “I do not sleep well” and “I sleep soundly.”

From Science Magazine

As an antonym to the Biden and Democratic party’s empathetic catchphrase, “we feel your pain,” an appropriate catchphrase for the vindictive Trumpian party would be, “we are your pain.”

From Salon

The antonyms of diversity, equity and inclusion are uniformity, inequality and exclusion.

From Los Angeles Times

To allay confusion, “Squid Game: The Challenge” is a living antonym of authenticity in that it is one of the most thoroughly engineered reality competition shows on TV.

From Salon

Also, Lynell George’s “City of Specters,” which began with Truman Capote’s report that most L.A. students, asked to specify the antonym of “youth,” answered “death.”

From Los Angeles Times