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Antonyms for give gɪv give, this page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term give ., wiktionary rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes.

Synonyms: transfer , pass , flex , move , yield , donate , guess , estimate , predict , cede , bend

Antonyms: take , resist , get , receive , obtain

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To give is primarily to transfer to another's possession or ownership without compensation; in its secondary sense in popular use, it is to put into another's possession by any means and on any terms whatever; a buyer may say " Give me the goods, and I will give you the money;" we speak of giving answers, information, etc., and often of giving what is not agreeable to the recipient, as blows, medicine, reproof; but when there is nothing in the context to indicate the contrary, give is always understood in its primary sense; as, this book was given me. Give thus becomes, like get , a term of such general import as to be a synonym for a wide variety of words. To grant is to put into one's possession in some formal way, or by authoritative act; as, Congress grants lands to a railroad corporation. To speak of granting a favor carries a claim or concession of superiority on the part of the one by whom the grant may be made; to confer has a similar sense; as, to confer a degree or an honor; we grant a request or petition, but do not confer it. To impart is to give of that which one still, to a greater or less degree, retains; the teacher imparts instruction. To bestow is to give that of which the receiver stands in especial need; we bestow alms.

Synonyms: bestow , cede , communicate , confer , deliver , furnish , grant , impart , supply

Preposition: We give money to a person for a thing, for a purpose, etc. (or without proposition, give a person a sum of money); we give a thing to or into one's care or keeping; the weary fugitive gave himself up to his pursuers.

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Antonyms: withhold , withdraw , refuse , retain , grasp , fail , restrain , deny

Synonyms: bestow , grant , confer , impart , yield , produce , surrender , concede , present , afford , communicate , furnish

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give, spring, springiness verb

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Antonyms: take

Synonyms: natural spring , bound , outpouring , bounce , saltation , spring , springtime , leaping , springiness , fountain , outflow , leap

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

"She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , impart , pass on , move over , return , establish , reach , present , have , fall in , make , pay , throw , gift , kick in , feed , break , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , devote , hold , pass , render , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , afford , hand

yield, give, afford verb

be the cause or source of

"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , succumb , cave in , relent , impart , pass , pass on , move over , return , establish , reach , concede , have , give in , fall in , make , collapse , throw , gift , kick in , feed , break , ease up , apply , cede , grant , knuckle under , founder , devote , hold , buckle under , render , soften , present , sacrifice , yield , open , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , afford , pay , hand , bear

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

"I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

convey or reveal information

"Give one's name"

give, pay verb

convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

"Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

Synonyms: make up , commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , impart , compensate , pass on , move over , return , establish , reach , present , have , fall in , make , pay , throw , ante up , gift , kick in , feed , break , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , devote , pay up , hold , pass , render , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , afford , pay off , hand , bear

hold, throw, have, make, give verb

organize or be responsible for

"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

Synonyms: render , realize , move over , cast , hold in , restrain , afford , experience , dedicate , get to , devote , cave in , name , confuse , accommodate , defy , shake off , produce , sacrifice , maintain , earn , progress to , entertain , make up , work , take , confine , take a crap , feature , drop , make , create , contain , deliver , shit , possess , pass water , hit , book , cook , arrive at , cause , wee-wee , do , consume , spend a penny , shed , thrust , stool , moderate , give birth , build , construct , induce , birth , founder , present , concur , open , pee , keep , guard , bind , wee , hold back , constitute , yield , bedevil , lay down , reach , establish , check , piddle , generate , draw , return , pull in , pee-pee , hurl , project , pay , throw off , keep back , go for , fuddle , form , ingest , gift , ease up , receive , prepare , attain , own , kick in , crap , support , accept , pretend , harbor , break , impart , realise , apply , bring in , contrive , fall in , obtain , hold , take for , fox , have got , confound , hold up , agree , concord , pass on , cast off , make believe , declare , ca-ca , adjudge , feed , piss , nurse , grant , let , withstand , get , score , hand , bemuse , urinate , oblige , bear , puddle , admit , defend , arrest , harbour , give way , contribute , deem , befuddle , take a shit , chip in , switch , ready , defecate , micturate , make water , fix , throw , take in , view as , flip , clear , retain , reserve , have , halt , turn over , carry , collapse , obligate , discombobulate , suffer , stimulate , sustain , commit , take a leak , seduce , pass , gain , consecrate , relieve oneself , bewilder , prevail , control , nominate , throw away , leave , take hold , curb

give, throw verb

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

"Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

Synonyms: fuddle , commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , thrust , impart , flip , pass on , bedevil , move over , return , establish , reach , present , have , fall in , make , pay , throw , cast , project , gift , kick in , feed , break , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , bemuse , devote , confound , hold , befuddle , pass , render , shake off , throw off , confuse , throw away , sacrifice , yield , turn over , fox , leave , shed , give way , bewilder , consecrate , hurl , discombobulate , generate , contribute , switch , cast off , afford , drop , contrive , hand

give, gift, present verb

give as a present; make a gift of

"What will you give her for her birthday?"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , empower , demo , impart , exhibit , endue , pass on , confront , move over , return , establish , acquaint , stage , deliver , show , reach , present , have , lay out , fall in , portray , make , pay , invest , throw , gift , kick in , feed , break , introduce , ease up , apply , salute , grant , open , founder , devote , hold , represent , pass , render , endow , indue , sacrifice , yield , turn over , demonstrate , leave , give way , consecrate , award , generate , contribute , pose , face , afford , submit , hand

give, yield verb

cause to happen or be responsible for

"His two singles gave the team the victory"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , succumb , cave in , collapse , impart , concede , pass on , move over , return , establish , knuckle under , reach , present , have , give in , fall in , make , pay , throw , gift , kick in , feed , break , ease up , apply , relent , grant , open , founder , devote , hold , pass , render , buckle under , cede , soften , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , afford , hand , bear

give, pay, devote verb

"give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

render, yield, return, give, generate verb

give or supply

"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

Synonyms: consecrate , knuckle under , give way , interpret , riposte , devote , chip in , cede , have , afford , collapse , hold , recall , buckle under , supply , try , turn over , ease up , sire , concede , founder , engender , open , hand , gift , render , move over , feed , pay , pass on , picture , soften , deliver , return , bring forth , grant , establish , regress , reelect , contribute , come back , yield , fork up , fork over , hand over , retrovert , mother , father , furnish , apply , present , show , make , beget , repay , impart , rejoin , get , devolve , generate , bring back , refund , reach , hark back , relent , retort , submit , depict , fork out , throw , fall in , succumb , dedicate , cave in , give in , bear , turn in , fall , pass , turn back , provide , take back , break , revert , translate , leave , commit , sacrifice , kick in , give back

impart, leave, give, pass on verb

transmit (knowledge or skills)

"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

Synonyms: consecrate , progress , give way , devote , bequeath , chip in , lead , put across , will , carry , have , lend , afford , collapse , hold , founder , leave alone , go away , add , go forth , turn over , ease up , result , hand , gift , circulate , render , move over , return , pay , get out , relegate , pass on , entrust , channel , open , transmit , grant , establish , contribute , yield , go out , bring , march on , go on , move on , apply , present , make , forget , impart , generate , advance , reach , communicate , submit , convey , allow , bestow , throw , fall in , dedicate , cave in , depart , distribute , pass , pass around , exit , provide , pull up stakes , pass along , feed , break , leave behind , leave , commit , sacrifice , conduct , kick in , allow for

establish, give verb

bring about

"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

Synonyms: hand , commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , lay down , collapse , found , institute , instal , impart , pass on , show , return , establish , base , reach , present , have , fall in , make , pay , ground , throw , gift , kick in , feed , set up , ease up , apply , plant , grant , open , founder , move over , devote , hold , pass , render , launch , prove , shew , sacrifice , yield , turn over , demonstrate , leave , give way , install , consecrate , break , generate , contribute , constitute , afford , build

leave with; give temporarily

"Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

emit or utter

"Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

sacrifice, give verb

endure the loss of

"He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give verb

place into the hands or custody of

"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

Synonyms: run , progress , perish , hit , give way , elapse , dig , feed , go past , make pass , lead , top , roll , put across , go by , flip over , draw , evanesce , bowl over , moot , afford , collapse , occur , die , dedicate , debate , impart , turn over , go , contact , spend , ease up , slide by , get to , hold , fade , hand , gift , render , consider , legislate , happen , egest , tip over , authorise , exceed , fleet , pass away , slip away , drop dead , overstep , relegate , move over , knock over , delve , transcend , gain , make it , authorize , founder , strive , devote , grant , establish , extend to , move on , devolve , cash in one's chips , kick the bucket , yield , contribute , get through , accomplish , fall out , attain , hap , slip by , march on , go on , tump over , sink , eliminate , croak , lapse , present , cave in , pass off , make , fall in , give-up the ghost , strain , return , blow over , apply , take place , generate , get hold of , expire , overhaul , pass around , chip in , throw , advance , go through , reach , open , communicate , submit , come about , choke , break , pop off , go across , cut into , overtake , travel by , arrive at , glide by , turn , deliberate , extend , circulate , reach out , distribute , decease , have , fall , pass , pass by , clear , exit , conk , excrete , buy the farm , pass along , achieve , upset , progress to , snuff it , touch , go along , surpass , guide , flip , overturn , leave , pay , consecrate , commit , sacrifice , kick in , pass on

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote verb

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

"She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , institutionalize , place , put , impart , pass on , perpetrate , move over , return , establish , reach , present , have , vow , fall in , make , pay , charge , throw , sanctify , gift , kick in , feed , ordinate , break , institutionalise , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , devote , hold , ordain , pass , render , intrust , hallow , practice , sacrifice , yield , turn over , send , confide , leave , invest , give way , bless , consecrate , generate , contribute , entrust , trust , pull , afford , order , hand

give (as medicine)

"I gave him the drug"

give, apply verb

give or convey physically

"She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , enforce , impart , pass on , lend oneself , move over , return , establish , utilize , put on , reach , present , have , employ , fall in , make , pay , go for , throw , gift , kick in , feed , break , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , devote , hold , pass , render , use , practice , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , utilise , generate , contribute , afford , implement , hand

give, render verb

"give homage"; "render thanks"

Synonyms: supply , commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , hand over , fork out , impart , pass on , move over , return , establish , depict , turn in , deliver , show , fork over , reach , present , have , fall in , make , furnish , pay , throw , picture , gift , kick in , translate , feed , break , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , devote , hold , pass , render , provide , sacrifice , yield , turn over , fork up , leave , interpret , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , try , afford , submit , hand

grant, give verb

bestow, especially officially

"grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , impart , pass on , move over , allow , establish , allot , reach , concede , have , fall in , make , deed over , return , accord , gift , kick in , feed , break , throw , apply , cede , grant , open , founder , devote , ease up , hold , pass , render , present , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , award , generate , contribute , afford , pay , hand

move over, give way, give, ease up, yield verb

move in order to make room for someone for something

"The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

Synonyms: hand , commit , chip in , dedicate , succumb , cave in , collapse , impart , flag , concede , pass on , move over , return , establish , knuckle under , fail , hold , reach , go bad , have , give in , make , throw , gift , kick in , conk out , feed , break , slacken off , break down , apply , relent , give out , grant , go , founder , devote , fall in , pass , render , buckle under , cede , soften , present , die , sacrifice , yield , open , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , ease off , afford , let up , pay , ease up , bear

feed, give verb

give food to

"Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Synonyms: course , commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , impart , eat , pass on , move over , return , establish , fertilise , reach , present , have , flow , fall in , make , pay , throw , gift , kick in , feed , founder , break , feast , ease up , apply , grant , open , feed in , devote , hold , pass , render , fertilize , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , run , generate , contribute , prey , afford , hand

contribute, give, chip in, kick in verb

contribute to some cause

"I gave at the office"

Synonyms: commit , dedicate , cave in , collapse , conduce , bring , impart , pass on , add , move over , return , establish , set in , lead , reach , present , have , generate , fall in , make , pay , consecrate , throw , gift , feed , break , put up , ease up , apply , grant , open , founder , devote , bestow , hold , pass , render , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , kick down , give way , kick in , chip in , contribute , afford , lend , hand

collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder verb

break down, literally or metaphorically

"The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

Synonyms: crack , consecrate , break away , give way , unwrap , devote , contribute , chip in , give out , split up , conk out , part , have , afford , collapse , hold , die , transgress , founder , weaken , crumple , bump , discover , snap off , turn over , go , demote , ease up , break out , separate , split , hand , gift , crack up , damp , smash , render , move over , feed , pay , get out , fracture , relegate , bring out , violate , reveal , divulge , pause , let on , open , get around , interrupt , wear out , grant , establish , break-dance , stop , check , break up , breach , develop , fall flat , return , apply , present , better , cave in , make , offend , go bad , impart , generate , break off , disclose , bust , erupt , give away , reach , recrudesce , tumble , break dance , go against , dampen , throw , fall in , soften , break in , let out , dedicate , ruin , fall apart , kick downstairs , burst , pass , break down , infract , fail , come apart , bankrupt , crumble , fall through , join , expose , break , crock up , discontinue , intermit , flop , leave , yield , get together , commit , sacrifice , wear , kick in , pass on

estimate the duration or outcome of something

"He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"

execute and deliver

"Give bond"

deliver in exchange or recompense

"I'll give you three books for four CDs"

afford, open, give verb

afford access to

"the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

Synonyms: commit , chip in , dedicate , cave in , collapse , spread , impart , spread out , move over , return , establish , reach , present , have , fall in , make , pay , unfold , grant , throw , gift , kick in , feed , break , pass on , ease up , apply , open up , open , founder , devote , hold , pass , render , sacrifice , yield , turn over , leave , give way , consecrate , generate , contribute , afford , hand

present to view

"He gave the sign to start"

perform for an audience

"Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

be flexible under stress of physical force

"This material doesn't give"

"He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

accord by verdict

"give a decision for the plaintiff"

manifest or show

"This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"

offer in good faith

"He gave her his word"

submit for consideration, judgment, or use

"give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"

guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

"You gave me to think that you agreed with me"

allow to have or take

"I give you two minutes to respond"

inflict as a punishment

"She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"

"what gives?"

consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

"She gave herself to many men"

proffer (a body part)

"She gave her hand to her little sister"

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Antonyms: withhold , refuse

Synonyms: confer , bestow , accord , grant , vouchsafe , donate , contribute , impart , yield , afford , assign

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lend or pass something

How to use give in a sentence?

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Karim Yousfi :

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Ari Fleischer :

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European Union :

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Emmanuel Macron :

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Synonyms for Give:

• come into play
• make a difference
• take effect
• bear the cost/expense etc.
• collection box
• community chest
• community service
• bring about
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• adjustability
• rubberiness
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• giving all one got
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• hits the ball
• hitting ball
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• making effort
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• forking out
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• applied oneself
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• puts one nose the grindstone
• puts one nose to grindstone
• puts one nose to the grindstone
• puts one's hand plow
• puts one's hand the plow
• puts one's hand to plow
• puts one's hand to the plow
• puts one's nose grindstone
• puts one's nose the grindstone
• puts one's nose to grindstone
• puts one's nose to the grindstone
• puts ones hand plow
• puts ones hand the plow
• puts ones hand to plow
• puts ones hand to the plow
• puts ones nose grindstone
• puts ones nose the grindstone
• puts ones nose to grindstone
• puts ones nose to the grindstone
• putting hand plow
• putting hand the plow
• putting hand to plow
• putting hand to the plow
• putting nose grindstone
• putting nose the grindstone
• putting nose to grindstone
• putting nose to the grindstone
• putting one hand plow
• putting one hand the plow
• putting one hand to plow
• putting one hand to the plow
• putting one nose grindstone
• putting one nose the grindstone
• putting one nose to grindstone
• putting one nose to the grindstone
• putting one's hand plow
• putting one's hand the plow
• putting one's hand to plow
• putting one's hand to the plow
• putting one's nose grindstone
• putting one's nose the grindstone
• putting one's nose to grindstone
• putting one's nose to the grindstone
• putting ones hand plow
• putting ones hand the plow
• putting ones hand to plow
• putting ones hand to the plow
• putting ones nose grindstone
• putting ones nose the grindstone
• putting ones nose to grindstone
• putting ones nose to the grindstone
• swang in to action
• swang into action
• swing in to action
• swinging in to action
• swinging into action
• swings in to action
• swings into action
• swung in to action
• swung into action
• take bull by horns
• take the bull by horns
• takes bull by horns
• takes bull by the horns
• takes the bull by horns
• takes the bull by the horns
• taking bull by horns
• taking bull by the horns
• taking the bull by horns
• taking the bull by the horns
• took bull by horns
• took bull by the horns
• took the bull by horns
• took the bull by the horns
• dis placing
• dis playing
• dis-placing
• dis-playing
• re locating
• re-locating
• trans plant
• trans planted
• trans planting
• trans plants
• trans ported
• trans porting
• trans-plant
• trans-planted
• trans-planting
• trans-plants
• trans-porting
• bellying up
• conking out
• dis integrate
• dis integrated
• dis integrates
• dis integrating
• dis-integrate
• dis-integrated
• dis-integrates
• dis-integrating
• flaking out
• conferred trust
• conferring trust
• confers trust
• de positing
• de-positing
• depend up on
• depended up on
• depended upon
• depending up on
• depending upon
• depends up on
• depends upon
• dis patched
• dis patches
• dis patching
• dis-patched
• dis-patches
• dis-patching
• gives to do
• giving to do
• granted authority
• granting authority
• grants authority
• in trusting
• in-trusting
• made responsible for
• makes responsible for
• making responsible for
• put hands of
• put in hands of
• put the hands of
• puts hands of
• puts in hands of
• puts in the hands of
• puts the hands of
• putting hands of
• putting in hands of
• putting in the hands of
• putting the hands of
• relied up on
• relied upon
• relies up on
• relies upon
• relying up on
• relying upon
• turned over to
• turning over to
• turns over to
• gifted with
• gifting with
• sweeten kitty
• sweetened kitty
• sweetened the kitty
• sweetening kitty
• sweetening the kitty
• sweetens kitty
• sweetens the kitty
• commended to
• commending to
• commends to
• deposited with
• depositing with
• deposits with
• put charge of
• puts charge of
• puts in charge of
• putting charge of
• putting in charge of
• be questing
• be-questing
• going dutch
• came across with
• comes across with
• coming across with
• forked over
• forking over
• in scribing
• in-scribing
• sur rendered
• sur rendering
• sur renders
• sur-rendered
• sur-rendering
• sur-renders
• held responsible for
• holding responsible for
• holds responsible for
• parceling out
• parcelled out
• parcels out
• send errand
• send mission
• sending errand
• sending mission
• sending on errand
• sending on mission
• sends errand
• sends mission
• sends on errand
• sends on mission
• sent errand
• sent mission
• sent on errand
• sent on mission
• de livering
• de-livering
• gives forth
• hand carried
• hand carries
• hand carrying
• hand-carried
• hand-carries
• hand-carrying
• handcarried
• handcarries
• handcarrying
• concerned oneself
• concerning oneself
• concerns oneself
• occupied oneself
• occupies oneself
• occupying oneself
• footed the bill
• giving with
• de stroying
• de-stroying
• dis carding
• dis-carding
• file circular file
• filed circular file
• filed in circular file
• files circular file
• files in circular file
• filing circular file
• filing in circular file
• kissing off
• making over
• dis tribute
• dis tributes
• dis-tribute
• dis-tributes
• lotting out
• acquits oneself
• acquitted oneself
• acquitting oneself
• came on like
• comes on like
• coming like
• coming on like
• dis coursed
• dis courses
• dis coursing
• dis-coursed
• dis-courses
• dis-coursing
• render role
• rendered role
• rendered the role
• rendering role
• rendering the role
• renders role
• renders the role
• staggered along
• staggering along
• staggers along
• did one part
• did one's part
• did ones part
• didst one part
• didst one's part
• didst ones part
• do one part
• do ones part
• does one part
• does one's part
• does ones part
• doest one part
• doest one's part
• doest ones part
• doeth one part
• doeth one's part
• doeth ones part
• doing one part
• doing one's part
• doing ones part
• dost one part
• dost one's part
• dost ones part
• doth one part
• doth one's part
• doth ones part
• fed the kitty
• feeding kitty
• feeding the kitty
• feeds kitty
• gat in the act
• gat the act
• get the act
• gets in act
• gets in the act
• gets the act
• getting act
• getting in act
• getting in the act
• getting it up
• getting the act
• got in the act
• got the act
• gotten in act
• gotten in the act
• gotten it up
• gotten the act
• passed the hat
• passes the hat
• passing hat
• passing the hat
• sweeten pot
• sweetened pot
• sweetened the pot
• sweetening pot
• sweetening the pot
• sweetens pot
• sweetens the pot
• springing for
• springs for
• threw money at
• throwing money at
• throws money at
• be speaking
• be-speaking
• dis closing
• dis-closing
• ex pressing
• ex-pressing
• in sinuated
• in sinuates
• in sinuating
• in-sinuates
• in-sinuating
• makes known
• popping off
• pro claimed
• pro claiming
• pro-claiming
• put in to words
• puts across
• puts in to words
• puts into words
• putting across
• putting in to words
• putting into words
• re presented
• re presenting
• re presents
• re-presented
• re-presenting
• re-presents
• bringing forward
• brings forward
• place disposal
• placed at disposal
• placed disposal
• places at disposal
• places disposal
• placing at disposal
• placing disposal
• putting forth
• putting forward
• stretching out
• pro visioned
• pro visioning
• pro visions
• pro-visioned
• pro-visioning
• pro-visions
• became insolvent
• becomes insolvent
• becoming insolvent
• being ruined
• go in to chapter 11
• goes bankrupt
• goes in to chapter 11
• goes into chapter 11
• going bankrupt
• going in to chapter 11
• going into chapter 11
• wast ruined
• went bankrupt
• went in to chapter 11
• went into chapter 11
• were ruined
• wert ruined
• came around
• comes around
• coming around
• consenting to
• consents to
• gave the nod
• gave thumbs up
• gave thumbs-up
• gave thumbsup
• give thumbsup
• gives the nod
• gives thumbs up
• gives thumbs-up
• gives thumbsup
• giving the nod
• giving thumbs up
• giving thumbs-up
• giving thumbsup
• signed off on
• signing off on
• signs off on
• am all ears
• are all ears
• art all ears
• auscultates
• auscultating
• becomes aware
• being all ears
• gat an earful
• gat wind of
• gave an audience to
• gave attention
• gave audience to
• gets an earful
• gets earful
• gets wind of
• getting an earful
• getting earful
• getting wind of
• gives an audience to
• gives attention
• gives audience to
• giving an audience to
• giving audience to
• giving ears
• got an earful
• gotten an earful
• gotten earful
• gotten wind of
• is all ears
• over hearing
• over-hearing
• was all ears
• wast all ears
• were all ears
• wert all ears
• tempted with
• tempting with
• tempts with
• bring up on
• bringing up on
• bringing upon
• brings up on
• brings upon
• brought up on
• brought upon
• force up on
• forced up on
• forces up on
• forces upon
• forcing up on
• forcing upon
• gives it to
• giving it to
• laid down law
• laid down the law
• lay down law
• laying down law
• laying down the law
• lays down law
• lays down the law
• sticked it to
• sticking it to
• sticking to
• sticks it to
• stuck it to
• am wasteful
• are generous
• are wasteful
• art generous
• art wasteful
• being generous
• being wasteful
• is generous
• is wasteful
• spending money like water
• spends money like water
• spent money like water
• thrust up on
• thrusting up on
• thrusting upon
• thrusts up on
• thrusts upon
• was generous
• was wasteful
• wast generous
• wast wasteful
• were generous
• were wasteful
• wert generous
• wert wasteful
• laid on one
• laying on one
• lays on one
• lend leased
• lend leases
• lend leasing
• lend-leased
• lend-leases
• lend-leasing
• lendleasing
• loaned shark
• loaning shark
• loans shark
• gives leave
• gives permission
• giving leave
• giving okay
• giving permission
• sat still for
• sate still for
• sits still for
• sitting still for
• de briefing
• de-briefing
• letted in on
• letted know
• letting in on
• letting know
• sending word
• tele phoned
• tele phones
• tele phoning
• tele-phoned
• tele-phones
• tele-phoning

Other synonyms:

• Embracement
• Great-hearted
• Great-heartedness
• Large-hearted
• Malleableness
• Philanthropical
• acquisitiveness
• attribution
• avariciousness
• benefactress
• big-hearted
• big-heartedness
• bounteousness
• bountifulness
• carry through
• close-fisted
• commemorate
• confiscation
• desensitize
• disagree with
• dispossession
• divestiture
• flexibleness
• freehandedness
• generousness
• graspingness
• invest with
• large-heartedness
• magnanimousness
• malleability
• openhandedness
• penny pincher
• penny-pinching
• plagiarizer
• plenitudinous
• pliableness
• rally around
• reach out to
• rehabilitate
• see through
• straighten out
• turn against
• unsparingness
• be intimate with someone
• jump into bed with someone
• sleep together
• spend the night with someone
• disintegrate
• flexibility
• performing arts
• let the cat out of the bag
• spill the beans
• come across
• concentrate
• contribution
• interchange
• presentation
• substantial
• administration (of an estate)
• application

Other relevant words:

• Personating
• Subsidizing
• acquit oneself
• apply oneself to
• attended to
• be generous
• be predisposed to
• be wasteful
• become insolvent
• become tender
• bring down the house
• bring into the open
• buckle down
• casting away
• come across with
• come on like
• concentrate on
• concentrated on
• concentrates on
• concentrating on
• concern oneself
• confer trust
• consented to
• coughing up
• dealing out
• depend upon
• devote oneself to
• dispensation
• do a number
• do one's part
• driving out
• falling down
• feed the kitty
• feeds the kitty
• file in circular file
• fitting out
• fix up with
• gave permission
• getting ready
• getting rid of
• give blow-by-blow
• give over to
• give permission
• give rundown
• give the nod
• give thumbs up
• give thumbs-up
• giving back
• giving forth
• go bankrupt
• grant authority
• have a go at
• have recourse
• knuckle down to
• living with
• looked after
• looking after
• looks after
• make a deal
• make responsible for
• making known
• measure out
• occupy oneself
• parted with
• parting with
• pass the hat
• passed away
• passing away
• paying back
• pick up the check
• pick up the tab
• plug away at
• pouring out
• pours forth
• provide escape
• put in the hands of
• put into words
• re-establish
• re-established
• re-establishes
• reinserting
• render the role
• sending forth
• setting apart
• setting down
• setting forth
• sign off on
• sit still for
• spend money like water
• stagger along
• stocking up
• sweeten the kitty
• sweeten the pot
• take care of
• take out on
• takes care of
• talked about
• tenderizing
• throw oneself into
• thrust back
• thrust upon
• tipping off
• took care of
• tread the boards
• turn one's energies to
• turn one's hand to
• turn over to
• accommodate
• bendability
• come out with
• tractability
• be diligent
• be industrious
• give all one's got
• give best shot
• give old college try
• hit the ball
• make effort
• pull out all stops
• apply oneself
• dedicate oneself to
• dedicate to
• dedicated to
• exert oneself
• get serious
• give oneself over to
• keep close to
• keep one's mind on
• launch into
• launched into
• occupied with
• occupy oneself with
• plunge into
• put one's hand to the plow
• put one's nose to the grindstone
• swing into action
• take bull by the horns
• take the bull by the horns
• backpacking
• deposit with
• put in charge of
• hold responsible for
• parceled out
• parcelling out
• send on errand
• send on mission
• Endeavoring
• sharing out
• throw money at
• bring forward
• brought forward
• place at disposal
• put forward
• puts forward
• reached out
• reaches out
• reaching out
• stretch out
• stretched out
• stretches out
• Provisioned
• Provisioning
• Victualling
• hand around
• Overhearing
• auscultated
• be all ears
• became aware
• become aware
• becoming aware
• get an earful
• get wind of
• give an audience to
• give attention
• give audience to
• giving attention
• got wind of
• forced upon
• lay down the law
• stick it to
• came to pass
• come to pass
• comes to pass
• coming to pass
• running out
• slipping away
• takes place
• taking place
• do the honors
• give an introduction
• give introduction
• make a pitch
• open to view
• opened to view
• bring forth
• bringing forth
• giving birth
• be of assistance
• minister to
• setting out
• Metamorphosed
• metamorphose
• transfigure
• fatigue catch flies
• Ductileness
• Extensibility
• Extensibleness
• springiness
• be a source of

What are the paraphrases for Give?

Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:, independent.

• Proper noun, singular Ladies , holds .
• Verb, past tense blended , donated , expected , granted , left , required .
• Verb, gerund or present participle filling , supplying , Delivering , Establishing , staffing .
• Verb, past participle taught , Afforded , Devolved , Construed .
• Verb, non-3rd person singular present achieve , advise , afford , allocate , assign , attribute , bring , cite , confer , consider , entrust , explain , express , extend , facilitate , file , generate , get , guarantee , have , issue , leave , leaving , lend , mention , pay , permit , present , receive , recognize , render , send , spend , submit , take , teach , tell , transmit , yield , Accorded , Got , accords , ggive .
• Verb, 3rd person singular present leave , Leaves , lets .
• Verb, base form achieve , administer , advise , afford , allocate , assign , attribute , bestow , breathe , bring , cede , cite , confer , consider , convey , declare , devolve , disclose , endow , entrust , equip , explain , express , expressed , extend , facilitate , file , generate , get , guarantee , have , infuse , inject , instil , instill , interpret , invite , issue , leave , leaving , lend , making , mention , pay , permit , present , receive , recognize , relinquish , render , send , sent , spend , submit , succumb , surrender , take , teach , tell , testify , transmit , waive , yield , Facilitating , Has , Grants , takes , explains .

Other Related

• Adjective given , giving , Gives .
• Proper noun, singular giving , Gave .
• Verb, non-3rd person singular present attach .
• Verb, base form attach .

What are the hypernyms for Give?

Hypernyms for give (as verbs).

• possession dish out , deal , loan , deliver , concede , contribute , requite , shell out , offer , cough up , give up , heap , dole out , provide , grant , pony up , bestow , present , drive home , cater , ply , let , pay , support , chip in , deposit , bank , yield , dispense with , proffer , deal out , parcel out , render , mete out , supply , award , submit , dispense , lend , distribute , Enfeoff , lot , infect , vest , allot , cast , lease , spare , spit up , return , part with , quote , furnish , accord , rent , repay , kick in , administer , cede , give , allow .

What are the hyponyms for Give?

Hyponyms for give (as nouns).

• attribute elasticity , snap .

hyponyms for give (as verbs)

• body accept , proffer , consent , offer , go for .
• change fall out , come about , occur , happen , pass off , pass , hap , take place , go on .
• cognition approximate , judge , estimate , guess , gauge .
• communication allot , grant , bring down , pledge , show , allow , accord , visit , evince , submit , impose , lead , permit , express , let , countenance , inflict .
• consumption drink , wassail , pledge , toast , salute .
• creation perform , show .
• possession pass on , administer , say , dispense , repair , tell , turn over , hand , reach , compensate , recompense , indemnify , state , give , transfer , pass .
• social emit , utter , execute , let out , let loose .

What are the opposite words for give ?

The antonyms of "give" include "take," "withhold," "deny," "refuse," and "keep." When we say "give," we refer to offering something willingly, whereas the opposite words like "take" indicate the act of receiving or accepting something. Withholding suggests holding back or keeping something away intentionally. Denying means refusing someone's request or barring someone from obtaining something. Refusing refers to declining an offer or denying permission for something. Keep means holding back, retaining or holding onto something rather than willingly offering it to others. While give often denotes generosity and kindness, its antonyms display the opposite actions of possession, resistance, and negation.

What are the antonyms for Give?

• carried off
• carries off
• carrying off
• made off with
• make off with
• makes off with
• making off with
• making with
• puts snatch on
• puts the snatch on
• putting snatch on
• putting the snatch on
• spirited away
• spiriting away
• am big about
• are big about
• art big about
• be big about
• being big about
• hang in there
• hanged in there
• hanged there
• hanging in there
• hangs in there
• hangs there
• hung in there
• is big about
• putting up with
• putting with
• was big about
• wast big about
• with standing
• with stands
• with-standing
• with-stands
• gat hands on
• gat hold of
• get hands on
• get hold of
• gets hands on
• gets hold of
• getting hands on
• getting hold of
• got hold of
• gotten hands on
• gotten hold of
• latched onto
• latches onto
• latching onto
• take possession of
• takes possession of
• taking possession of
• took possession of
• being big on
• gave access
• intro duces
• intro-duces
• wast big on
• were big on
• go down line
• go down the line
• goes down line
• goes down the line
• goes in for
• going down line
• going down the line
• going in for
• taking over
• went down line
• went down the line
• went in for
• called up on
• called upon
• calling up on
• calling upon
• calls up on
• pro position
• pro positioned
• pro positioning
• pro positions
• pro-positioned
• pro-positioning
• pro-positions
• resorted to
• resorting to
• gat fingers on
• get fingers on
• gets fingers on
• getting fingers on
• glommed on to
• glomming on to
• glomming to
• gloms on to
• got fingers on
• got hands on
• gotten fingers on
• grab hold of
• grabbed hold of
• grabbing hold of
• grabs hold of
• mis-appropriated
• moonlight requisition
• moonlighted requisition
• moonlighting requisition
• moonlights requisition
• accroaching
• contend for
• contended for
• contending for
• contends for
• requisition
• amount charge
• amounted charge
• amounting charge
• amounts charge
• clap hands on
• clapped hands on
• clapping hands on
• claps hands on
• embark up on
• embarked up on
• embarking up on
• embarking upon
• embarks upon
• enter up on
• glommed onto
• setting about
• be fuddling
• be-fuddling
• Impetrating
• Obsecrating
• asking alms
• clamored for
• clamoring for
• clamors for
• live hand mouth
• live hand to mouth
• lived hand mouth
• lived hand to mouth
• lives hand mouth
• lives hand to mouth
• living hand mouth
• living hand to mouth
• mendicating
• nickeled up
• nickeling up
• nickelled up
• nickelling up
• put bite on
• put the bite on
• put the touch on
• put touch on
• puts bite on
• puts the bite on
• puts the touch on
• puts touch on
• putting bite on
• putting the bite on
• putting the touch on
• putting touch on
• solicit charity
• solicited charity
• soliciting charity
• solicits charity
• sponging on
• am reluctant
• are jealous
• are reluctant
• art jealous
• art reluctant
• ate heart out
• ate one heart out
• ate one's heart out
• ate ones heart out
• be grudging
• be reluctant
• be-grudging
• being jealous
• being reluctant
• being stingy
• eat one heart out
• eat one's heart out
• eat ones heart out
• eating heart out
• eating one heart out
• eating one's heart out
• eating ones heart out
• eats heart out
• eats one heart out
• eats one's heart out
• eats ones heart out
• is reluctant
• was jealous
• was reluctant
• wast reluctant
• were jealous
• were reluctant
• were stingy
• wert jealous
• wert reluctant
• wert stingy
• double cross
• doublecross
• imposing on
• mis leading
• mis-leading
• play for a sucker
• played for a sucker
• played for sucker
• playing for a sucker
• playing for sucker
• plays for a sucker
• dis appoint
• dis appointed
• dis appointing
• dis appoints
• dis-appoint
• dis-appointed
• dis-appointing
• dis-appoints
• over reached
• over reaches
• over reaching
• over-reaches
• over-reaching
• take a chunk out of
• take chunk out of
• takes a chunk out of
• takes chunk out of
• taking a chunk out of
• taking chunk out of
• took a chunk out of
• held ransom
• held to ransom
• hold ransom
• hold to ransom
• holding to ransom
• holds ransom
• put shake on
• puts shake on
• puts the shake on
• putting shake on
• putting the shake on
• shakes down
• shaking down
• over charge
• over charged
• over charges
• over charging
• over-charge
• over-charged
• over-charges
• over-charging
• put the screws to
• puts screws to
• puts the screws to
• putting screws to
• putting the screws to
• closing off
• interfered with
• interferes with
• interfering with
• pre venting
• pre-venting
• stopping up
• take out of play
• takes out of play
• takes out play
• taking out of play
• taking out play
• took out of play
• took out play
• accept loan of
• accepted loan of
• accepting loan of
• accepts loan of
• gave a note for
• gave note for
• give a note for
• give note for
• gives a note for
• gives note for
• giving a note for
• giving note for
• made one own
• made one's own
• made ones own
• make one own
• make one's own
• make ones own
• makes one own
• makes one's own
• makes ones own
• making one own
• making one's own
• making ones own
• raise money
• raised money
• raises money
• raising money
• ran in to debt
• ran into debt
• run in to debt
• run into debt
• running in to debt
• running into debt
• runs in to debt
• runs into debt
• saw one uncle
• saw one's uncle
• saw ones uncle
• see one uncle
• see one's uncle
• see ones uncle
• seeing one uncle
• seeing one's uncle
• seeing ones uncle
• seeing uncle
• sees one uncle
• sees one's uncle
• sees ones uncle
• take on loan
• takes on loan
• taking loan
• taking on loan
• took on loan
• use temporarily
• used temporarily
• uses temporarily
• using temporarily
• necessitate
• gain control
• gained control
• gaining control
• gains control
• over whelmed
• over whelming
• over whelms
• over-whelmed
• over-whelming
• over-whelms
• put cuffs on
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• beating around the bush
• beats around bush
• beats around the bush
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• slipping out
• worm one way out of
• worm one's way out of
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• worms one way out of
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• looked forward to
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• set heart on
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• take present, yield
• withhold yield, contribute
• keep present, yield
• receive present, contribute
• hold yield, contribute
• retain contribute, communicate
• suppress communicate
• deny yield, contribute
• refuse demonstrate
• conceal communicate, demonstrate
• refrain communicate, demonstrate
• withstand communicate, get
• accept present
• hide demonstrate
• fight demonstrate, perform action
• hold up perform action
• lose perform action
• get present
• fail perform action

What is an Antonym? (Definition, Examples, How to Use)

What are antonyms? How does an antonym work? How do I form an antonym? Antonyms can help you enhance your English. They help to create distinctions between words, phrases, and general expressions. In this article, we’re going to cover what antonyms are, how they are used, and how to use them in your general English (and writing).

What is an antonym?

An antonym is a term that has the inverse meaning of that other word. Cold and hot, for example, are antonyms, as are evil and good. Antonyms can be any word, including nouns , verbs, adverbs , adjectives , and prepositions .

Definition of Antonym

Antonym derives from the word antonymy, a precise grammar term describing words with conflicting meanings. Words with opposing meanings are known as antonyms. An antonym of night, for example, is the day, while an antonym of off is on.

Some words with their antonyms

• Absence: presence
• Accept: refuse
• Accurate: inaccurate
• Advantage: disadvantage
• Ancient: Modern
• Abundant: scarce
• Artificial: natural
• Attractive: repulsive
• Borrow: lend
• Bravery: cowardice
• Create: destroy, demolish
• Bold: timid, meek
• Capable: incapable
• Combine: separate
• Conceal: reveal
• Common: rare
• Decrease: increase
• Definite: indefinite
• Despair: hope
• Discourage: encourage
• Employer: employee
• Expand: contract

More antonyms 

• Forget: Remember
• Frequent: Seldom
• harmful: Harmless
• horizontal: Vertical
• imitation: Genuine
• inhabited: Uninhabited
• inferior: Superior
• intentional: Accidental
• justice: Injustice
• knowledge: Ignorance
• landlord: Tenant
• likely: Unlikely
• minority: Majority
• miser: Spendthrift
• obedient: Disobedient
• optimist: Pessimist
• permanent: Temporary
• plentiful: Scarce
• private: Public
• prudent: Imprudent
• qualified: Unqualified
• satisfactory: Unsatisfactory
• vacant: Occupied

Antonym vs. synonym

Antonyms are connected to synonyms, which are words with the same meaning. Synonyms and antonyms have different implications; whereas antonyms are words with opposite meanings, synonyms share the same meaning. Consider the word huge as an example.

Small is the antonym of huge. This is because huge and little are polar opposites.

On the contrary, large is a synonym for big since big and large signify the same thing.

Some words with their synonyms and antonyms

Synonym: Moderate, decrease

Antonym: Aggravate

Synonym: Comply, observe

Antonym: Condemn, disjoin

Synonym: Abrogate, annul

Antonym: Setup, establish

Synonym: Awareness, brilliance

Antonym: Stupidity, ignorance

Synonym: Disconcert, rattle

Antonym: Uphold, Discompose

Synonym: Pardon, forgive

Antonym: Compel , Accuse

Synonym: Forsake, renounce

Antonym: Approve, Sanction

Synonym: Despicable, servile

Antonym: Commendable, Praiseworthy

Synonym: Flourish, proliferate

Antonym: Deficient, Destitute

What do antonyms do?

Antonyms make your statements more efficient. Putting contrasting words together, antonyms underline their distinctions and strengthen the single words. You can employ antonyms in three different ways. They are as follows:

Comparisons

Antonyms are excellent for contrasting two distinct items and bringing attention to their distinctions. For instance, when writing an article that compares different topics, employing a couple of antonyms might help you express what distinguishes them.

Assume you’re discussing the differences between living in cities and living in rural locations. Rather than just providing facts about each, employ antonym pairings to express the distinctions more vividly.

So, you may write rural life as “peaceful” and urban life “noisy” or argue that rural regions have “few” people while urban ones have “many.”

Descriptions

The easiest way to express something might be to describe what it isn’t. Using opposite words with a negative can offer additional aspects to your explanations and enhance your choice of words in your writing.

Using the opposites highlights that the individual decides not to appear humble or modest, which imparts a bit more description than just labeling them “arrogant.”

Someone arrogant, for example, can be described as “not humble” or “not modest.” In other words, you’re essentially saying the same thing since humble and modest are antonyms for arrogant.

Remember that positive explanations are generally preferable to negative ones; therefore , opposites words like antonyms are not always appropriate for explanations.

Nonetheless, negative descriptions function as effectively as positive ones. For instance, insects are typically little; therefore, mentioning a “huge insect” accentuates the word.

Antonyms can help you write more persuasively by reinforcing your descriptive words and testing your reader’s expectations.

The literary element of antithesis directs the strength of contrasts by positioning them close to or nearby one another. As previously said, antonyms call to focus on what distinguishes things, making each word appear stronger.

Antithesis goes one step further by combining antonyms. When revising your work, always search for opportunities to employ antithesis.

After landing on the lunar surface, Neil Armstrong’s comment is among the most renowned illustrations of antithesis: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

There are two sets of antonyms here: giant and small, as well as leap and step. If Neil’s first comments on the lunar were , “I took a little stride,” his phrase probably would not be nearly as well-known as now.

His comment highlights the opposing notions of “little stride” and “great leap” by combining them in a single line.

What are contronyms and auto-antonyms?

A contronym is a form of antonym, also referred to as an auto-antonym. Contronyms are words with several meanings, some of which are antonyms of one another.

Contronyms are technically antonyms that also act as homophones (words that sound similar but have distinct meanings).

Contronyms can be classified as any of the antonyms listed below.

Dust is one of the most popular contronyms.

Dust can be used as a verb to mean:

• Dust removal (as in cleaning)
• sprinkling with dust (as in putting sugar on food)

Dust, in essence, means both “remove dust” and “add dust.” Because of the difference in definitions, it is a contronym.

Types of antonyms

When we claim antonyms are opposite words, we’re being a little too broad. There are several forms of opposites and various types of antonyms.

Complimentary antonyms

Complementary antonyms (also referred to as contradictory or binary antonyms) are term pairings in which the affirmative use of one implies the negative use of the opposite. In other words, both have an either-or connection: anything may be either one or both at any given moment.

Examples of complementary antonyms:

• Off – on
• Fake – Genuine
• Dead – Alive

Gradable antonyms

Gradable antonyms, also called polar antonyms, are opposing degrees of the same feature. For example, near and far are gradable antonyms since they are opposed in the distance.

However, these characteristics are relative: The mall may be distant from home, but when contrasted to the center of the Pacific Ocean, it is close.

Examples of gradable antonyms:

• hot — chilly
• long — short

Relational antonyms

Relational antonyms (also called converse antonyms) perform opposing roles in a reciprocal connection. Teacher and pupil, for example, are relational antonyms, and neither could exist independently of the other, yet their functions are fundamentally different.

Examples of relational antonyms:

• purchase – sell
• left – right

How do antonyms and prefixes work together (examples)

Antonyms are frequently used with prefixes (in English). These are tiny syllables ranging from one to three letters that link to the start of words to modify their meaning. A few prefixes invert a word’s meaning, transforming it into its antonym.

Remember that only some words can accept one when employing prefixes, so you can’t just throw them anywhere you want.

Here are some examples of typical prefixes being used as antonym pairings. Each of the following prefixes effectively shifts the meaning of a term to its inverse.

honest — dishonest

appear — disappear

agree — disagree

logical — illogical

legal — illegal

responsible — irresponsible

possible — impossible

decent — indecent

discreet — indiscreet

believer — nonbeliever

binary — nonbinary

linear — nonlinear

lead — mislead

behave — misbehave

fortune — misfortune

function — malfunction

nutrition — malnutrition

adaptive — maladaptive

important — unimportant

necessary — unnecessary

likely — unlikely

How do antonyms and suffixes work together (examples)

Antonyms are not as frequently used with suffixes as used with prefixes (in English).

Suffixes are tiny syllables ranging from one to three letters that link to the end of words to modify their meaning. A few suffixes invert a word’s meaning, transforming it into its antonym.

Here are some examples of typical suffixes being used as antonym pairings. The following suffix effectively shifts the meaning of a term to its inverse.

care: careless

use: useless

hope: hopeless

fear: fearless

pain: painless

Words having opposing meanings, such as heated and cooled, right and wrong, and cheerful and melancholy, are examples of antonyms. Two words that can be interchanged are also considered to be antonyms.

Antonyms are considered advantageous in comparisons to highlight the difference between two opposing items. Antonym pairings can better explain their differences by emphasizing these distinctions.

Complementary antonyms, such as off and on, cannot both be true. Gradable antonyms, such as huge and little, characterize various sizes by displaying opposing proportions of the same characteristic. Relational antonyms, such as students and teachers, depict opposing positions in the same connection.

It means a word that has the exact opposite meaning of the word it’s compared to . A direct antonym is the same.

Synonyms and antonyms are similar. A synonym is the same word meaning, although an exchange of the base word.

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Definition of antonym

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Some Differences Between Synonyms and Antonyms

The English language (and, we may presume, many other languages) has both antonyms and synonyms . There are many more words with synonyms than there are words with antonyms , since many things exist which do not have an opposite (the word sandwich , for instance, may be said to have synonyms in the words hoagie , grinder , submarine , and many other words, but there is no opposite of sandwich ). Antonym is also a much more recent addition to English than synonym is; it first appeared in the 1860s, whereas synonym has been used for more than 500 years. Additionally, both nouns have adjectival forms: synonymous and antonymous . Synonymous , which is often used loosely ("She has become synonymous with good taste"), is the more common of the two.

Examples of antonym in a Sentence

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'antonym.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

borrowed from French antonyme, probably back-formation (after synonyme synonym ) from antonymie "opposition of words with contrary senses," borrowed from Greek antōnymía "pronoun (i.e., a word substituting for another), interchange of names," from ant-, anti- "in opposition to, in place of" + -ōnymos "having a name (of the kind specified)" + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at anti- , homonymous

Note: French antonyme appears in the title and text of Dictionnaire des antonymes ou contremots (Paris & Berlin, 1842), an early dictionary of antonyms compiled from 17th-18th-century authors by the Alsatian philologist Paul Ackermann (1812-46), who may have coined the word. In English antonym was promulgated, if not first used, by the British clergyman Charles John Smith (1819-72) in Synonyms and Antonyms, Collected and Contrasted (London: Bell & Daldy, 1867), which went through several subsequent editions and reprints.

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An antonym is a word having a meaning opposite to that of another word, such as hot and cold , short and tall. An antonym is the antonym of synonym . Adjective: antonymous. Another word for antonym is counterterm.

Antonymy is the sense relation that exists between words which are opposite in meaning. In Language: Its Structure and Use , Edward Finnegan defines antonymy as "a binary relationship between terms with complementary meanings."

How to Use Antonyms

It's sometimes said that antonymy occurs most often among adjectives , but as Steven Jones et al. points out in Antonyms in English: Construals, Constructions and Canonicity , it's more accurate to say that "antonym relations are more central to the adjective classes than to other classes."

Nouns can be antonyms (for example, courage and cowardice ), as can verbs ( arrive and depart ), adverbs ( carefully and carelessly ), and even prepositions ( above and below ). 

"You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget." (Cormac McCarthy, The Road )

"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving." (Albert Einstein, " The World as I See It" )

Opposition and Parallelism

"Factors that contribute to particularly good antonym pairings may relate to more than just the two items' semantic oppositeness; for instance, the pairing of increase and decrease is supported by their rhyme and the perception of a parallel morphology , as well as their semantic opposition." (Steven Jones et al., Antonyms in English: Construals, Constructions and Canonicity )

Three Types of Antonyms

"Linguists identify three types of antonymy: (1) Gradable antonyms , which operate on a continuum: ( very ) big , ( very ) small . Such pairs often occur in binomial phrases with and : ( blow ) hot and cold , ( search ) high and low . (2) Complementary antonyms , which express an either/or relationship: dead or alive , male or female . (3) Converse or relational antonyms , expressing reciprocity: borrow or lend , buy or sell , wife or husband ." (“Antonym,” The Oxford Companion to the English Language, by Tom McArthur)

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• My favorite color is red do you like red red is great my sister likes green she always says green is the color of champions regardless of which color is better we both agree that no one likes salmon which is a fish and not a color seriously

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• My dog , Bark Scruffalo , was featured in a superhero movie . 
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• A wise man once said , “ Within the body of every person lies a skeleton .”
• Hooray ! I found everything on the map : the lake , the mountain , and the forest . 
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What is a typographical symbol ?

The term typographical symbol , or any other number of phrases, refers to a character or symbol that isn’t considered to be a punctuation mark but may still be used in writing for various purposes. Typographical symbols are generally avoided in formal writing under most circumstances. However, you may see typographic symbols used quite a bit in informal writing.

Typographical symbol examples

The following examples show some ways that a writer might use typographical symbols. Keep in mind that some of these sentences may not be considered appropriate in formal writing.

• The frustrated actor said she was tired of her co-star’s “annoying bull **** .”
• For questions, email us at anascabana @ bananacabanas.fake!
• The band had five # 1 singles on the American music charts during the 1990s.
• My internet provider is AT & T.

⚡️ Punctuation vs. typographical symbols

Punctuation marks are considered part of grammar and often have well-established rules for how to use them properly. For example, the rules of proper grammar state that a letter after a period should be capitalized and that a comma must be used before a coordinating conjunction.

Typographical symbols, on the other hand, may not have widely accepted rules for how, or even when, they should be used. Generally speaking, most grammar resources will only allow the use of typographical symbols under very specific circumstances and will otherwise advise a writer to avoid using them.

Types of punctuation and symbols

There are many different types of punctuation marks and typographical symbols. We’ll briefly touch on them now, but you can learn more about these characters by checking out the links in this list and also each section below:

• Question mark
• Exclamation point
• Parentheses
• Square brackets
• Curly brackets
• Angle brackets
• Quotation marks
• Bullet point
• Pound symbol
• Caret symbol
• Pipe symbol

Period, question mark, and exclamation point

These three commonly used punctuation marks are used for the same reason: to end an independent thought.

A period is used to end a declarative sentence . A period indicates that a sentence is finished.

• Today is Friday .

Unique to them, periods are also often used in abbreviations.

• Prof . Dumbledore once again awarded a ludicrous amount of points to Gryffindor.

Question mark (?)

The question mark is used to end a question, also known as an interrogative sentence .

• Do you feel lucky ?

Exclamation point (!)

The exclamation point is used at the end of exclamations and interjections .

• Our house is haunted ! 

Comma, colon, and semicolon

Commas, colons, and semicolons can all be used to connect sentences together.

The comma is often the punctuation mark that gives writers the most problems. It has many different uses and often requires good knowledge of grammar to avoid making mistakes when using it. Some common uses of the comma include:

• Joining clauses: Mario loves Peach , and she loves him . 
• Nonrestrictive elements: My favorite team , the Fighting Mongooses , won the championship this year.
• Lists: The flag was red , white , and blue.
• Coordinate adjectives: The cute , happy puppy licked my hand.

Try out this quiz on the Oxford comma!

The colon is typically used to introduce additional information.

• The detective had three suspects : the salesman, the gardener, and the lawyer.

Like commas, colons can also connect clauses together.

• We forgot to ask the most important question : who was buying lunch?

Colons have a few other uses, too.

• The meeting starts at 8:15 p.m.
• The priest started reading from Mark 3:6 .

Semicolon (;)

Like the comma and the colon, the semicolon is used to connect sentences together. The semicolon typically indicates that the second sentence is closely related to the one before it.

• I can’t eat peanuts ; I am highly allergic to them.
• Lucy loves to eat all kinds of sweets ; lollipops are her favorite.

Hyphen and dashes (en dash and em dash)

All three of these punctuation marks are often referred to as “dashes.” However, they are all used for entirely different reasons.

The hyphen is used to form compound words.

• I went to lunch with my father-in-law .
• She was playing with a jack-in-the-box .
• He was accused of having pro-British sympathies.

En dash (–)

The en dash is used to express ranges or is sometimes used in more complex compound words.

• The homework exercises are on pages 20–27 .
• The songwriter had worked on many Tony Award–winning productions.

Em dash (—)

The em dash is used to indicate a pause or interrupted speech.

• The thief was someone nobody expected —me !
• “Those kids will— ” was all he managed to say before he was hit by a water balloon.

Test your knowledge on the different dashes here.

Parentheses, brackets, and braces

These pairs of punctuation marks look similar, but they all have different uses. In general, the parentheses are much more commonly used than the others.

Parentheses ()

Typically, parentheses are used to add additional information.

• I thought (for a very long time) if I should actually give an honest answer.
• Tomorrow is Christmas (my favorite holiday) !

Parentheses have a variety of other uses, too.

• Pollution increased significantly. (See Chart 14B)
• He was at an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting.
• Richard I of England (1157–1199) had the heart of a lion.

Square brackets []

Typically, square brackets  are used to clarify or add information to quotations.

• According to an eyewitness, the chimpanzees “climbed on the roof and juggled [bananas] .”
• The judge said that “the defense attorney [Mr. Wright] had made it clear that the case was far from closed.”

Curly brackets {}

Curly brackets , also known as braces , are rarely used punctuation marks that are used to group a set.

• I was impressed by the many different colors {red, green, yellow, blue, purple, black, white} they selected for the flag’s design.

Angle brackets <>

Angle brackets have no usage in formal writing and are rarely ever used even in informal writing. These characters have more uses in other fields, such as math or computing.

Quotation marks and apostrophe

You’ll find these punctuation marks hanging out at the top of a line of text.

Quotation marks (“”)

The most common use of quotation marks is to contain quotations.

• She said, “ Don’t let the dog out of the house. ”
• Bob Ross liked to put “ happy little trees ” in many of his paintings.

Apostrophe (‘)

The apostrophe is most often used to form possessives and contractions.

• The house ’ s back door is open.
• My cousin ’ s birthday is next week.
• It isn ’ t ready yet.
• We should ’ ve stayed outside.

Slash and ellipses

These are two punctuation marks you may not see too often, but they are still useful.

The slash has several different uses. Here are some examples:

• Relationships: The existence of boxer briefs somehow hasn’t ended the boxers/briefs debate.
• Alternatives: They accept cash and/or credit.
• Fractions: After an hour, 2/3 of the audience had already left.

Ellipses (…)

In formal writing, ellipses are used to indicate that words were removed from a quote.

• The mayor said, “The damages will be … paid for by the city … as soon as possible.”

In informal writing, ellipses are often used to indicate pauses or speech that trails off.

• He nervously stammered and said, “Look, I … You see … I wasn’t … Forget it, okay.”

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Typographical symbols

Typographical symbols rarely appear in formal writing. You are much more likely to see them used for a variety of reasons in informal writing.

Asterisk (*)

In formal writing, especially academic and scientific writing, the asterisk is used to indicate a footnote.

• Chocolate is the preferred flavor of ice cream.* * According to survey data from the Ice Cream Data Center.

The asterisk may also be used to direct a reader toward a clarification or may be used to censor inappropriate words or phrases.

Ampersand (&)

The ampersand substitutes for the word and . Besides its use in the official names of things, the ampersand is typically avoided in formal writing.

•  The band gave a speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame .

Bullet Point (•)

Bullet points are used to create lists. For example,

For this recipe you will need:

• baking powder

Pound symbol (#)

Informally, the pound symbol is typically used to mean number or is used in social media hashtags.

• The catchy pop song reached #1 on the charts.
• Ready 4 Halloween 2morrow!!! #spooky #TrickorTreat

Besides being used as an accent mark in Spanish and Portuguese words, the tilde is rarely used. Informally, a person may use it to mean “about” or “approximately.”

• We visited São Paulo during our vacation.
• I think my dog weighs ~20 pounds.

Backslash (\)

The backslash is primarily used in computer programming and coding. It might be used online and in texting to draw emoticons , but it has no other common uses in writing. Be careful not to mix it up with the similar forward slash (/), which is a punctuation mark.

At symbol (@)

The at symbol substitutes for the word at in informal writing. In formal writing, it is used when writing email addresses.

• His email address is [email protected] .

Caret symbol (^)

The caret symbol is used in proofreading, but may be used to indicate an exponent if a writer is unable to use superscript .

• Do you know what 3 ^ 4 (3 to the power of 4) is equal to?

Pipe symbol (|)

The pipe symbol is not used in writing. Instead, it has a variety of functions in the fields of math, physics, or computing.

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