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Magdalena Golec Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Could sb tell me differences between gradable antonyms, relational antonyms and a complementary pair ?
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From an internet site: Gradable antonyms are opposites at either end of the spectrum, as in slow and fast. ) Complementary antonyms are absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal. Relational antonyms are opposites where one word describes a relationship between two objects, and the other word describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed.
- From an internet site: Gradable antonyms are opposites at either end of the spectrum, as in slow and fast.
- ) Complementary antonyms are absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
- Relational antonyms are opposites where one word describes a relationship between two objects, and the other word describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed.
- For example, parent and child, teacher and student, or buy and sell.
- Auto-antonyms are the same two words that mean the opposite.
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From an internet site:
Gradable antonyms are opposites at either end of the spectrum, as in slow and fast. (They can be assigned grades: very slow, a little fast, etc.)
Complementary antonyms are absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
Relational antonyms are opposites where one word describes a relationship be
Gradable antonyms are opposites at either end of the spectrum, as in slow and fast. (They can be assigned grades: very slow, a little fast, etc.)
Complementary antonyms are absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
Relational antonyms are opposites where one word describes a relationship be
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