a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other - to him the antonym of 'gay' was 'depressed' • Syn: antonym, opposite • Ant: synonym (for: antonym) • Derivationally related forms: antonymous (for: antonym) • Hypernyms: word • Hyponyms: direct antonym, indirect antonym