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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Opposite
Sir,
Which part of speech has opposite.
I mean can we write opposite of noun,pronoun,verb,adverb.
Somebody has told me that grammatical words do not have opposite.
But I have read opposite like Boy=Girl(noun)
take=give(verb)
lost=found
I know many about adjectives that have opposite.My doubt about other part of speech except adjective.
Thanks.
Which part of speech has opposite.
I mean can we write opposite of noun,pronoun,verb,adverb.
Somebody has told me that grammatical words do not have opposite.
But I have read opposite like Boy=Girl(noun)
take=give(verb)
lost=found
I know many about adjectives that have opposite.My doubt about other part of speech except adjective.
Thanks.
Top answer
They are referred to as antonyms. It is simply words having an opposite meaning to that of another word as you had suggested. I believe all words have antonyms to them.
- They are referred to as antonyms.
- It is simply words having an opposite meaning to that of another word as you had suggested.
- I believe all words have antonyms to them.
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They are referred to as antonyms. It is simply words having an opposite meaning to that of another word as you had suggested. I believe all words have antonyms to them.
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I disagree with Hypnopaedic that each word has an antonym.
I believe that in every part of speech there are words which have NO antonyms; let’s take adjectives: what would be an antonym to “wooden”? made of stone? cardboard? What’s the opposite of “mathematical”? is it physical or geological? We are going to have still more difficulties when we take nouns or pronouns. Try and you’ll see. Wil
I believe that in every part of speech there are words which have NO antonyms; let’s take adjectives: what would be an antonym to “wooden”? made of stone? cardboard? What’s the opposite of “mathematical”? is it physical or geological? We are going to have still more difficulties when we take nouns or pronouns. Try and you’ll see. Wil
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I personally believe everything has its own opposite. It's a matter of thinking outside the box than really trying to settle for a simplistic answer.
However, you are correct when it comes to grammar wise, there are a few words that don't have exact opposites, although you can substitute them with other reasonable examples, or at least that was what I taught back in elementary school.
However, you are correct when it comes to grammar wise, there are a few words that don't have exact opposites, although you can substitute them with other reasonable examples, or at least that was what I taught back in elementary school.
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