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Antonyms

Noun: Antonyms

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to each other.

Example sentence: "The antonyms of 'hot' are 'cold' and 'cool'."

Verb: Antonym

To antonym means to find a word that has an opposite meaning to another word.

Example sentence: "We need to antonym the word 'happy' for this exercise."

Adjective: Antonymous

Antonymous describes something that is completely opposite in nature or meaning.

Example sentence: "The actions of the characters in the story were antonymous."

Adverb: Antonymously

Antonymously describes doing something with opposite intentions or meanings.

Example sentence: "He spoke antonymously, saying one thing but meaning the opposite."

Pronoun: None

There is no specific usage of the term "antonyms" as a pronoun.

Preposition: None

There is no specific usage of the term "antonyms" as a preposition.