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gradable antonyms

gradable antonyms is the plural of gradable antonym.

Meaning of gradable antonym

Noun

gradable antonym (plural gradable antonyms)

  1. One of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the other end, such as long and short.
    • Three types are commonly identified: gradable antonyms, contradictory or complementary antonyms, and converses. [...] Gradable antonyms include pairs like the following: ¶ beautiful ugly ¶ expensive cheap ¶ fast slow2000, Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, Words, Meaning and Vocabulary, page 99
    Synonyms:
    polar antonym

Questions about gradable antonyms

What is gradable antonyms the plural of?
Gradable antonyms is the plural of gradable antonym.

Words near gradable antonyms in the dictionary

  1. grad students
  2. gradabilities
  3. gradability
  4. gradable
  5. gradable antonym
  6. gradable antonyms
  7. gradables
  8. gradably
  9. gradacol
  10. gradate
  11. gradated

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