1. A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
   "to him the antonym of 'gay' was 'depressed'"
   - opposite word, opposite

Derived forms: antonyms

See also: antonymous

Type of: word

Antonym: synonym

Encyclopedia: Antonym

• forthrightly
• forthrightness
• forthwith
• forties
• fortieth
• fortification
• fortified
• fortified wine
• fortifier
• fortify
• fortis
• fortissimo
• fortitude
• fortnight
• fortnightly
• Fortran
• Fortran compiler
• FORTRAN program
• fortress
• fortuitous
• fortuitously
• fortuitousness
• fortuity
• Fortuna
• fortunate