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near antonym

near antonym is the alternative form of near-antonym.

Meaning of near-antonym

Noun

near-antonym (plural near-antonyms)

  1. A word that is nearly an antonym, when an antonym is defined strictly by complete negation or polar oppositeness. (Many reference works use a looser definition of antonym that lumps these words into the single category of antonyms; some make the more rigorous distinction.)
    • […] Near-antonyms may be treated in a similar fashion.1972, Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster, Vocabulary Control for Information Retrieval, Information Resources Press, →ISBN, page 80

Forms of near antonym

pluralnear antonyms

Questions about near antonym

What is near antonym the alternative form of?
Near antonym is the alternative form of near-antonym.

Words near near antonym in the dictionary

  1. neaptides
  2. neapy
  3. near
  4. near abroad
  5. near and dear
  6. near antonym
  7. near antonyms
  8. near as a toucher
  9. near as dammit
  10. near as damn it
  11. near at hand

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