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near-antonym

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

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Broader terms: word, term

History

Etymology

From near + antonym.