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autantonym

autantonym is the alternative form of autoantonym.

Meaning of autoantonym

Noun

autoantonym (plural autoantonyms)

  1. (rare) A word that has two opposing meanings.
    • Near-synonym: enantioseme

Forms of autantonym

pluralautantonyms

Origin of autantonym

From aut- + antonym. Coined or reported by Joseph T. Shipley, 1960.

Questions about autantonym

What is autantonym the alternative form of?
Autantonym is the alternative form of autoantonym.

Words near autantonym in the dictionary

  1. aut-
  2. autacoid
  3. autacoidal
  4. autacoids
  5. autagonistophilia
  6. autantonym
  7. autantonyms
  8. autapomorph
  9. autapomorphic
  10. autapomorphically
  11. autapomorphies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: autantonym (page history and authors); autoantonym (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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