No, it is not. An oxymoron would be the combination of two contradicting words, such as "dishonestly candid", or "almost barely". For example, "He was dishonestly candid about what he thought of my outfit" or "I almost barely scraped through with a pass on that exam."
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
Yes. An oxymoron is statement where the two adjectives contridict each other, such as blinding sight, almost there, skinny cow, absolutely not, etc.
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
what is an oxymoron for vaguely
An oxymoron is when two contradictory words are combined. Notice how in each set of words, the words are almost opposites. 1. Crash landing 2. Jumbo shrimp 3. Half full 4. Science fiction 5. Slumber party 6. Almost done 7. Wise fool 8. Hot dog 9. Awfully nice 10. Pretty ugly 11.oxymoron
"She wore a candid expression." "We had a very candid discussion."
There is no antonym to oxymoron
what is the purpose of an oxymoron
The Oxymoron was created in 2007.
a and i are the short vowels in the candid
Is dry water a oxymoron
An oxymoron is a phrase that has words that counteract eachother. So working vacation is an oxymoron itself.