For example, the opposite of light could be either heavy or dark. The opposite of right could be either left or wrong. How many words such as these are there?Is there a label for words that have two or more antonyms which are not synonymous with each other?
No, there isn't.
In your example, "light" has two definitions, so you are really talking about two different words that are homonyms. The antonyms "heavy" and "dark" are antonyms for the two definitions of "light".
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