antonym

Example Sentences

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I’m not sure there’s a precise antonym for “nice.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2020

A 2015 Kellblog entry from tech executive Dave Kellogg also puts the word in business terms, defining it along with its antonym, a “simplifier.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2019

Bournemouth have almost been the antonym of Huddersfield this season.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2018

At other stations, boys learn to tell time, work antonym crossword puzzles, compute monetary values.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2016

“I was in search of an antonym and now they’ve driven it out of my memory.”

From Our Next-Door Neighbors by Maniates, Belle Kanaris