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1. ENGLISH
ANTONYMS
Short revision series

2. What are Antonyms?
 Antonyms are words that are opposite in
meaning to the word in consideration.
 Two words are ‘antonyms’ when they have
opposite meanings
 Some words can have more than one
antonym, depending on the context in which
the same word is used.

3. Example
word antonym
 Stop
 Clever
 Early
 Day
 Fat
 Empty
 Go
 Foolish
 Late
 Night
 Skinny
 Full

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5.  See if you can match the following words
with their antonyms
 Beautiful Quiet
 Risky Ugly
 Dark Agitated
 Depressed big
 Elated Sad
 Small Light
 Noisy Safe

6.  Beautiful Quiet
 Risky Ugly
 Dark Agitated
 Depressed big
 Elated Sad
 Small Light
 Noisy Safe

7. Categories of Antonyms
 Antonyms are broadly divided into two:
1. Graded Antonyms: This expresses
relationship that can be graded from one
extremes to another. E.g – Intelligent – Stupid.
One can be intelligent, average or stupid.
Therefore between intelligent and stupid, other
levels of the relationship can be expressed.
2. Complementary Antonyms: Represent the
only two opposite possibilities and there is no
middle ground or scale involved between the
two words. E.g True – False. A statement can
either be true or false.

8.  Relational Antonyms
 Relational antonyms are considered a
subcategory of complementary antonyms.
 In this type of antonyms, the two opposites
must exist. By mentioning one it means the
other must exist. E.g, if there is a husband
there must be a wife.
Buyer = Seller
Employer = employee
prey = predator

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