antonymy.

A relationship of opposition or contrast between word meanings.

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Words that belong together

• gradable antonymy
• complementary antonymy

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Gradable antonymy allowed intermediate descriptions between hot and cold.

The analysis distinguished complementary antonymy from pairs that merely occupied different parts of a scale.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: language analysis, sense distinction, word formation analysis, precise reference. Disciplines: academic writing, linguistics, dictionary and usage analysis. Commonness: uncommon.