n.
A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word wet is an antonym of the word dry.
antonymic an'to·nym'ic adj.
antonymous an·ton'y·mous (ăn-tŏn'ə-məs) adj.
antonymy an·ton'y·my n.
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