To me that is the *true* definition of irony: when the words expressed are the exact opposite of true feeling or meaning.
Unless you talk to Alanis Morissette...
In the U.S.A, pronunciations are governed by usage: the principle is that how native speakers do say words is how uninformed speakers ought to say them.
Yes, those words are antonyms. However, the antonym pairs are usually - little, opposite of big - small, opposite of large
The opposite could be quiet (speaking little) or laconic (using few words).
at opposite ends of the continuum
A play without words is called a ballet, or pantomime. A person who acts without words, is called a mime.
antnyms
Words that are opposite in meaning are known as antonyms.
Words that have opposite meanings are called antonyms.
Words that are opposite or nearly opposite in meaning are called antonyms.Examples are big and small, or long and short. Not all words have antonyms.When two antonyms are used together for effect, it is called an oxymoron.(see the related question)
There are no opposite words for analyze. Also just saying the opposite of a word is called an antonym.
The word which means the opposite of another word is called an "antonym."
an oxymoron
yes and no
There is no collective term for words which do not have an opposite. They constitute the vast majority of words in the English language.
It's called a 'thesaurus'.
Thesaurus
The opposite of a word is called an antonym. You can usually find antonyms for words in any standard thesaurus.