near-antonym (English, noun)
expansion: near-antonym (plural near-antonyms)
Senses:
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related: word: near antonym
tags: alternative
glosses: 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.)
Forms:
form: near-antonyms
tags: plural