Antonym

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A word whose meaning is directly opposite to that of another word, such as hot being an antonym of cold.

“The teacher asked the class to identify an antonym for the word generous.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈæntəˌnɪm/

Syllables

an·to·nym

Related Words

Synonyms

opposite

Antonyms

synonym

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts ANTO, ends in NYM, contains A, O, Y vowels, the NYM ending is unusual

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Scrabble

Y and M give moderate tile value, a well-known vocabulary term, hooks with S for antonyms

Words Related to Antonym

Words you can make from Antonym

Shorter words formed from the letters in “antonym”.

anonym annot annoy anomy anton atomy atony ayont manny manto manty maynt monny monty nonya notan tanny toman tonna amoy anno anon atmo atom

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