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   An·to·nym

   /ˈantəˌnim/

   

   noun

   • 1. a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good): "the antonym of “inclusion” is “exclusion”"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French antonyme, from ant- (from Greek anti- ‘against’) + Greek onuma ‘a name’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. antonymous adjective
   • 2. antonymy noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • Y

     4

   • M

     3

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