Tuesday, February 7, 2012

What does the word "Antonyms" mean?

I was looking up 'Timid' in Wiktionary, and one of the contents is "Antonyms" and it has "daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, wreckless, aggressive" underneath it. Any help? Thanks ;DWhat does the word "Antonyms" mean?
Antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of the one

you're looking for.



The opposite of an antonym is a synonym, a word of

a similar meaning.
A synonym is a word similar in meaning to any word.

An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to any word.



Antonyms for "kind" are "cruel"; "meanspirited" "snide." EtcWhat does the word "Antonyms" mean?
Antonyms is the fancy way of saying opposite. All those words listed in the antonyms section are going to be the total opposite of the word you're looking up.What does the word "Antonyms" mean?
Gosh, everyone has answered your question already.



With your word "timid" the opposite meaning are the Antonyms "daredevil" and "reckless" etc
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite; synonyms mean the same.



eg A synonym for weak is feeble. An antonym for weak is strong
Antonyms of a word means the words which have opposite meaning.
opposites....



up and down, open and closed, etc.
Antonyms mean te opisite
antonym- opposite

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