Can you give example of antonyms?

Examples include: boy — girl, off — on, night — day, entrance — exit, exterior — interior, true — false, dead — alive, push — pull, pass — fail.

1. What is example of antonyms?
2. What are the 3 types of antonyms?
3. What is antonym in a sentence?
4. What are gradable antonyms?
5. What is a homonym example?
6. Why do we use antonyms?
7. What are antonyms in English?
8. What is the antonym for hungry?
9. What is opposite word?
10. How do you write antonyms?
11. What kind of antonyms are there?

What is example of antonyms?

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For instance, the antonym of 'hot' may be 'cold. ' The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti,' meaning 'against' or 'opposite,' and 'onym,' meaning 'name. '

What are the 3 types of antonyms?

There are three types of antonyms: Gradable Antonyms, Complementary Antonyms, and Relational Antonyms.

What is antonym in a sentence?

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other. 1, Two antonyms of 'light' are 'dark' and 'heavy'. 2, " Long " is the antonym of'short ". 3, 'Old' has two possible antonyms: 'young' and 'new'.

What are gradable antonyms?

Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold). Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not lie on a continuous spectrum (push, pull).

What is a homonym example?

Homonyms are two or more words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but with different meanings. ... One of the most common examples of a homonym in English is the word 'bat'. 'Bat' can mean a piece of equipment you use in some sports, and it's also the name of an animal.

Why do we use antonyms?

1. Using antonyms to determine the meaning of words will help you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words. The meaning of a known antonym can be used to determine the meaning of an unknown word. Contrast signal words sometimes show that an antonym is being used.

What are antonyms in English?

An antonym is a word having a meaning opposite to that of another word, such as hot and cold, short and tall. An antonym is the antonym of synonym. ... Another word for antonym is counterterm. Antonymy is the sense relation that exists between words which are opposite in meaning.

What is the antonym for hungry?

OPPOSITES FOR hungry

1 sated, satiated, surfeited.

What is opposite word?

The word which is a pronoun that means what one? It may also be used to introduce restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses. There are no categorical antonyms for this word.

How do you write antonyms?

It's possible to create an antonym simply by adding a prefix to the word. Some examples of antonyms created by adding the prefix dis- are: Agree → disagree. Appear → disappear.

What kind of antonyms are there?

Antonyms fall within the three categories, namely, Relational Antonyms, Graded Antonyms, and Complementary Antonyms.