Antonym and Metonym

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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.

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Metonym is an antonym for antonym.

Metonym noun - A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing.

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Antonym is an antonym for metonym in analogue topic.

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Metonym and Antonym. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/antonym/metonym

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