Synonyms & related words for antonymy

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Words related to antonymy

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Where does antonymy come from?

The word antonymy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: ant-, from Greek anti (“opposite”); onym, from Greek onoma (“name, word”); and -y, from Greek -ia (“noun-forming suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.