antoniem

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French antonyme, created to serve as the opposite of synonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name, word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.toːˈnim/

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• Hyphenation: an‧to‧niem
• Rhymes: -im

Noun

antoniem n (plural antoniemen, diminutive antoniempje n)

1. antonym (word which has the opposite meaning)

Synonyms

• tegendeel
• tegengestelde
• tegenovergestelde

Antonyms

• synoniem

Related terms

• antonimie

See also

• tegenhanger