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antonym; opposite word
A word whose meaning is the opposite of another word, such as 'big' and 'small'. Used especially in language teaching and vocabulary study.
「高い」の反対語は何ですか。
What is the antonym of 'high'?
反対語をセットで覚えると忘れにくい。
Learning antonyms in pairs makes them harder to forget.
この単語の反対語がどうしても思い出せない。
I just can't remember the antonym of this word.
An everyday term for an antonym, common in school and language study. The more technical equivalent is 対義語.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 〜の反対語: the antonym of ~
- 反対語を覚える: to learn antonyms
- 反対語で答える: to answer with the antonym
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 対義語: antonym — the more formal, technical term used in dictionaries
- 類義語: synonym; near-synonym — a word of similar meaning