Antonymous and Complementary

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Antonymous adjective - Of words: having opposite meanings.

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Complementary and antonymous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Complementary" instead an adjective "Antonymous".

Complementary adjective - Of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other.

Usage example: `male' and `female' are complementary terms

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Antonymous and complementary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Antonymous" instead an adjective "Complementary".

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Complementary and Antonymous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/antonymous/complementary

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