antonymous

adjectives

of words: having opposite meanings

antonymous

is derived from

is similar to

of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

"`male' and `female' are complementary terms"

is similar to

of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

"`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"

is similar to

of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

"`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"

is similar to

of words so related that one contrasts with the other

"`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"

is similar to

of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

"`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"