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noun 
  1. A word which has the opposite meaning to another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
"rich" is an of "poor"; "full" is an of "empty".
Translations: 
  • Dutch: antoniem(nl, tegendeel, n, n(nl, tegengestelde), t+, nl)n
  • French: (t, fr, antonyme, m)
  • German: Antonym
  • Spanish: antónimo(es)m
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, á-) (anti) "opposite" and -onym < (polytonic, á) (onuma) "name", Aeolic dialect < (polytonic, á) (onoma) "name"

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