Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings
Example
1.Big-Small
2.Inside-Outside
3.Happy-Sad
4.Boy-Girl
5.Open-Close
6.Long-short
7.On-Under
8.Fast-Slow
9.Up-Down
10.Hot-Cold
Do you know?
Antonyms are classified into different types
1.Gradable antonyms: these are antonyms that exist on a spectrum or continuum,such as hot-cold or Big-small.
2.Complementary antonyms: These are antonyms that are absolutely opposite, such as alive-dead or true-false
3.Relational antonyms: These are antonyms that are related to each other, such as teacher-student or buyer-seller or doctor-patient
Understanding antonyms is important for language learning, vocabulary building, and effective communication
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