Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

antonymous

American  
[an-tah-nuhm-uhs] / ænˈtɑ nəm əs /

adjective

  1. having the character of an antonym; expressing or implying opposite ideas.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

One generation removed from County Cork, he was the mild-mannered, studious type, got his antonymous nickname as a quarterback at Columbia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.