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C EEJAY
C EEJAY
C EEJAY
-(sĭn'ənĭm) [Gr.,=having the same name], word having a meaning that is the same as or very similar to
the meaning of another word of the same language.
- word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.
Examples:
1. Funny Humorous
2. Happy Joyful
3. Hardworking Diligent
4. Intelligent Brilliant
5. Introvert Shy
6. Kind Thoughtful
7. Lazy Idle
8. Outgoing Friendly
9. Rich Affluent
ANTONYM
-(and the related antonymy) has also been commonly used as a term that is synonymous with opposite;
however, the term also has other more restricted meaning.
-In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in
the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow.
Examples:
1. Large Small
2. Big Tiny
3. Happy Sad
4. Awake Asleep
5. Running Walking
6. Summer Winter
7. Right Wrong
8. Light Heavy
9. Day Night