0
Misterslumshine Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

antonyms

Do nouns like "forelock" or "fortnight" have antonyms? My friends english lesson is asking for an antonym for these words.
  

Top answer

Many words don't have antonyms. You've found two of them. Here is a link to a dictionary of antonyms.

— Nef

  • Many words don't have antonyms.
  • You've found two of them.
  • Here is a link to a dictionary of antonyms.
  • htm
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

37 Answers
0
Many words don't have antonyms. You've found two of them. Emotion: smile

Here is a link to a dictionary of antonyms.

0
0
I can't imagine how it is possible to have an antonym of either of those words. What is the opposite of fortnight? Or the opposite of forelock? (backlock? No such word). In fact I'd say most common nouns don't have opposites.

What a daft assignment. I'm so intrigued please do come back and tell us what the tutor said were the correct answers.
0
0
do any nouns have antonyms? This is a mail ordered grade ten english lesson..lol It comes from the school board in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. There are several nouns in the section asking for antonyms. I thought it sounded idiotic...
0
0
hindlock and hindnight (after the model of foresight and hindsight) ? Emotion: smile

CJ
0
0
Misterslumshinedo any nouns have antonyms? This is a mail ordered grade ten english lesson..lol It comes from the school board in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. There are several nouns in the section asking for antonyms. I thought it sounded idiotic...
Interesting. Thanks.

If the lesson is that is not wise to make up antonyms, I
0
0
Lots of nouns have antonyms, more or less. At least they have what we might think of as opposites.

day - night
summer - winter
purchase - sale
zenith - nadir
poverty - wealth
happiness - sadness
heat - cold
success - failure
truth - falsehood
virtue - vice
panic - calm

I don't suppose any nouns that denote obj
0
0
no they are not opposites, just different. Anyway sugar is very sweet so an opposite would need to be very sour? Sugar - lemon juice!
0
0
Nona The Britno they are not opposites, just different. Anyway sugar is very sweet so an opposite would need to be very sour? Sugar - lemon juice!

Hi Nona,

Since Ant_222's mother tongue is from the same family of languages as mine, I'd like to say that in our languages, we treat sugar and salt as opposites. I didn't know it didn't wor
0
0
By the way, I wrote it as a joke.

To me, sugar and salt are as opposite as sugar and lemon juice. But salt and lemon (lemon acid) are not, maybe because excess of any of them has a much stronger effect on our taste than sugar does. And of course, neither pair are antonyms.

We often mistake difference for opposition.
0

Related Questions