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antonym vs indirect antonym

indirect antonym vs antonym

antonym and indirect antonym both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antonym Yes No No No
indirect antonym Yes No No No
As nouns, indirect antonym is a hyponym of antonym; that is, indirect antonym is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antonym:
  • antonym: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
  • indirect antonym: antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')
Other hyponyms of antonym include direct antonym.
antonym (noun) indirect antonym (noun)
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')
Difference between antonym and indirect antonym

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