http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=Antonyms&o=2Search results for 'Antonyms'en-USxC 6.3898.30412http://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeOfSalty/2/gqzgd/Post.htm#1192018Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1192018[quote user="Abil"]I found the dish too salty. What is the antonym of salty?[/quote]As discussed above there is no exact antonym.  I think the words most likely to be useful as antonyms are bland, flat, tasteless, flavorless, and insipid . Jack's chili is nice and salty, but Jane's is bland. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ChooseTheBestOption/xdjmv/post.htm#1186904Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1186904Hi,   1.one of the effective way to reading is to? A)read long strory to kindergarten class B)develop a sight vocabulary using the organic method C)sound out letters one at a time I favour this one. Kindergarten, right? But schools where I live don't agree with me. Many parents do, though. D)teach antonyms,synonyms and roots 2.which one is not the effective way of teaching vocabulary and improving concept development in children? A)teach cloze to develop context clues B)teach words for which children have an immediate need Perhaps this one.  C)develop work -study skill in the context of need D)teach prefix and  roots i chose option B for question 1 and opion A...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChooseTheBestOption/xdjmv/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:11868421.one of the effective way to reading is to? A)read long strory to kindergarten class B)develop a sight vocabulary using the organic method C)sound out letters one at a time D)teach antonyms,synonyms and roots 2.which one is not the effective way of teaching vocabulary and improving concept development in children? A)teach cloze to develop context clues B)teach words for which children have an immediate need C)develop work -study skill in the context of need D)teach prefix and  roots i chose option B for question 1 and opion A for question 2 what is your opinionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonym/xbmxb/post.htm#1177919Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1177919Hi, Short, little, low, and maybe others ... it mainly depends on the noun described as " tall ", I guess. You might try this dictionary , which lists synonyms and antonyms.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonym/xbmxb/post.htm#1177918Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1177918 Short is the most common one but I have included a list for you.   Antonym of tall Antonyms of noun tall Antonyms of adj tall 4 senses of tall Sense 1: tall (vs. short) short (vs. tall), little chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset half-length pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off short-stalked squab, squabby Sense 2: grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall INDIRECT (VIA rhetorical) -> unrhetorical Sense 3: tall(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Sense 4: improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA incredible) -> credible, believablehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AdjectiveOrAdverbSavvy/xrmvr/post.htm#1172874Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1172874'Savvy' is a noun, so we are just forming a compound noun ( noun + noun, a common process) with ' political savvy ' (a very common compound) and 'technology savvy' (one I have not heard, but one I would have thought would emerge as 'techno-savvy'). The second of your proposed antonyms is the correct structure ('politically incompetent'), but not antonymous because it is adverb + adjective.  The antonym would be ' political incompetence '.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeWords/nqqjv/post.htm#1169166Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1169166Antonyms: drab, poor, shabby, shoddy (from a brief look at the online Thesaurus).http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeQuestionsHavingConfusing-Answers/nxpzr/post.htm#1159559Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1159559@clive: Thank you :)) @mr wordy: According to selo and clive's answers, all my answers are wrong :(( These questions are from an exercise about synonyms and antonyms of mine. When I did it at home, I used LacViet English Dictionary. But when I typed "from head to toe", there wasn't. There were " from top to bottom", "from top to toe" and "from head to foot". Maybe I must find another dictionary that's more reliable, right? Do you agree with selo and clive's answers to 5 questions? Ur faithfully, moonking  http://www.englishforums.com/English/Praise/nmqnc/post.htm#1149656Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1149656This site is good for synonyms and antonyms:   http://thesaurus.com/browse/praisehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/English/nmcwp/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1145458what are some antonyms for portentous  http://www.englishforums.com/English/Anonymn/nhxcq/post.htm#1124322Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1124322For antonyms and synonyms, a good site is: http://thesaurus.com/   For verb "aid" it offers, amongst others, "hinder","impede", "obstruct".http://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/nczlr/post.htm#1097245Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1097245Which definition of "right" are thinking of? Right and wrong Right and left Right and resonsbility Right and privilegehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/nczlr/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1097231what is the antonym for the word righthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsSufferingSynonymSelfless/mwkzb/post.htm#1044545Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1044545[quote user="Anonymous"]However I'm not sure if long-suffering could be used as an antonym for selfish.[/quote] No, it's not. Here is the definition of "long-suffering": "Patiently enduring wrongs or difficulties." Clearly this is not the opposite of "selfish." By the way, your subject asks about a synonym but the body of your question asks about an antonym . Please clarify. Here are a few antonyms of "selfish": altruistic, generous, selfless, unselfishhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/mvxbm/post.htm#1025983Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1025983Look in a a thesaurus. In addition to similar words, there is usually a section for antonyms.  Here is one: www.thesaurus.com.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/mvxbm/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1025979i want to know varities of words and their oppositeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeOfFanatic/mrmqr/post.htm#1006565Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1006565Some antonyms of fanatical could be:  indulgent, complaisant, tolerant, peaceful, mild-mannered But, a person who is not a fanatic, hmm. Can anyone think of a one-word synonym for that? Maybe anti-fanatic, like anti-proton and anti-electron. Get the two together and they explode. TrysBhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OfCourseDoingPaperSchool/lpcvw/post.htm#993092Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993092Downside? Liability? Unfortunate outcome? Detriment. Looking at www.thesaurus.com under benefit:  Antonyms: disadvantage ,  handicap ,  harm ,  hindrance ,  hurt , loss ,  misfortunehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IndecorousLanguage/lbvhg/post.htm#924951Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:924951rude, crude, unpolished, rough, coarse.   You may find it very useful to consult a thesaurus (a book of synonyms and antonyms).http://www.englishforums.com/English/English/kmgbw/post.htm#896162Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:896162The vast majority of English words do not have antonyms.  For most words, it makes no sense to look for an antonym.  What is the antonym of table? Of conversation?  Of advice?    For the words you mention, the only one  for which I could imagine an antonym in certain contexts is "vicarious."  You could contrast "vicarious experience" with "direct experience."  But it  would not occur to me to call "direct"  the "antonym" of "vicarious" --  if "direct" has an antonym is must be "indirect," which sometimes, but not always, coincides in meaning with "vicarious." ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/kvzkk/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:856487What are 5 antonyms of unification?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatOppositeWordBenefit/kvvmb/post.htm#856298Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:856298See antonyms sections at http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/benefit   More context is needed to tell which word might be best in ths situation you have in mind.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatAreContronyms/kclcn/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:848262The word contronym is used to refer to words that are their own antonyms. For example: transparent = invisible, obvious bolt - secure, run away Can you think of some more?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/jkcqh/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:801676what is the antonym for finally?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusedWordsFaintTimidBoldBrave/jwxwp/post.htm#795255Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:795255[quote user="napoleonponapa"] Which one is commonly used in daily conversation? what are the antonyms of them?   [/quote] Timid- showing lack of will to confront, afriad. Faint - showing charactoristics of being weak, dizzy,  lack of strength. First, one must understand what a particular word means before he would use it in conversation. Timid and faint are not synonyms of each other. The antonyms can be found from Google. All you have to do is to do a little research yourself.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusedWordsFaintTimidBoldBrave/jwxwp/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:7951901) She is very timid.  2) She is very faint.   Which one is commonly used in daily conversation? what are the antonyms of them?   Thanks alot  http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheDifferenccsPastYearsYears/jhkmw/post.htm#789896Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:789896[quote user="napoleonponapa"]What are the differences between the following adverb phrase of time? 1) in the past years. = in years before , which are gone now 2) In the old years.= it used to be in ancient times 3) In the previoius years.= in years before 4) In the earlier years.= in recent years 5 ) In the preceeding years. = previous year ________________________________________- Which ones are the antonym s of the following adverd phrases: In the later years.=> in the earlier years In the following years.=> in years are to be seen yet In the coming years.=> in the past years In the future years => in years approaching, in years coming ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeOfIngratitude/jhkjh/post.htm#789161Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:789161You're right!  By the way, antonyms are: appreciation , consideration , gratitudehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymForSin/jrcbk/post.htm#752326Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:752326Synonym.com is the web's best resource for English synonyms, antonyms, and definitions. Type in a word and the synonym finder will come up with a list of synonyms. Check out the most popular online synonym searches to find the right word for any occasion. Use the antonym tool to find find antonyms and check out the definitions feature to read the definition.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CriticalButStable/wglmz/post.htm#701046Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701046[nq:1]Just to keep this group alive... Yet again I hear on the wireless that a victim of violence is - ... To my ear, these are almost antonyms, a view borne out I think by dictionaries. How do you understand it?[/nq] Critical = "life-threatening" stable = "getting neither worse nor better" Someone whose life is threatened can have their condition worsening or improving, while at the same time still remaining life-threatening. Consider someone whose heart is beating irregularly... it can either stop completely (getting worse) or beat more regularly but still be dangerous (getting better). Stable implies there's no change in the condition, even though that condition remains serious. Theohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CriticalButStable/wglmz/post.htm#701035Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701035[nq:1]Just to keep this group alive... Yet again I hear on the wireless that a victim of violence is - ... To my ear, these are almost antonyms, a view borne out I think by dictionaries. How do you understand it?[/nq] I have had similar thoughts about that description. This seems to be a relevant definition: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/critical 2. pertaining to a disease or other morbid condition in which thereis danger of death. Stable has its usual meaning: unchanging. An analogy might be of someone standing at the top of a cliff very close to the edge. They are in a critical condition. Standing still, being in a stable condition, is better than wobbling about, being in an unstable condition. Peter Duncanson, UK...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CriticalButStable/wglmz/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701034Just to keep this group alive... Yet again I hear on the wireless that a victim of violence is - and has been for several days - in a 'critical but stable condition'. To my ear, these are almost antonyms, a view borne out I think by dictionaries. How do you understand it? Noelhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/2/wdhgd/Post.htm#685483Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685483[quote user="AlpheccaStars"]- Collapse: to undisplay a lower level or levels of the tree.[/quote] Now I got what you all talking about! (I wrongly thought that 'expand' and 'collapse' mean the same, confused with my native language.) Thanks, AStars..http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htm#685227Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685227Vocabulary Summary: For the external (user) interface: - Open: Display the top (or current view) of the tree - Close: Opposite of open. - Expand - to display the tree at a lower level. (Fully expand: the entire tree is displayed) - Collapse: to undisplay a lower level or levels of the tree. - Refresh - to display the same tree view after the tree has been changed - Add / Insert- to add a new child or branch (e.g. folder) - Select - to choose an element or branch - Delete - remove a child or branch - Move - move a subtree to another parent - Copy- copy a subtree and place it under a different parenthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htm#685088Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685088[quote user="Liveinjapan"] If you have time, (I know it's a lot to ask but) How would you say about the reverse operation for 'expand' or 'collapse' in this case? 'Contract', 'pull up' or 'reverse the expanded/callapsed tree'? [/quote] In computer terminology, as in your case, "expand" and "collapse" are the only two immediately understandable terms in relation to "opening" or "closing" a tree/directory branch of files. The use of any other terms would only confuse people. Really. Chrishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htm#685086Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685086Thanks so much, AStars. Understand 'rebuild'. If you have time, (I know it's a lot to ask but) How would you say about the reverse operation for 'expand' or 'collapse' in this case? 'Contract', 'pull up' or 'reverse the expanded/callapsed tree'?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htm#685062Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685062 Expand is the right term for this operation.  Rebuild describes the operation if the tree changes - for example, an element is moved from one branch to another, or a branch is deleted. http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htm#685056Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685056Thanks so much, CJ and RayH. So can I say 'Rebuild the tree' for the opposite operation?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htm#685044Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685044I think they use the verb collapse transitively for this:  to collapse the tree . But you'd better wait for someone more knowledgeable to come along.  CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymsOfExpand/wdhgd/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685035Could you see this image please? This is, I think, an expanded tree. You can expand a tree like above. Is contract an antonym of expand in this case? In other words, can I say 'a contracted tree' or 'You can contract this expanded tree.'? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/VocabularyAndDictionaries/hxhxn/post.htm#655715Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:655715I don't know if this will help you or not, but you have probably already noticed that in the online M-W, there are usage notes about the subtle differences between words. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sly synonyms sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods <a sly corporate raider> . cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing <the cunning fox avoided the trap> . crafty implies cleverness and suhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RottenTimes/2/hndpc/Post.htm#653470Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:653470So we can say that "Good time" and "rotten time" are antonyms What is the antonyms of "hard time(s)"http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForThoseLearnEnglish/hnppk/post.htmMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:653116Check this out: it will help you understand and pronounce any word you'd like. And not just that. If you ckeck "Thesaurus" option you'll find synonyms and antonyms of any word. http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/practice good luck with your practice! Lalneagrahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DownToEarth/hmlgg/post.htm#647166Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:647166With due respect allow me to correct you: Main Entry: down-to-earth Part of Speech: adjective Definition: reasonable, practical Synonyms: common , commonsense, easy , hard , hardboiled, hardheaded , matter-of-fact , mundane , no-nonsense , plainspoken, pragmatic , rational , realistic , sane , sensible , sober , unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental Anthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpFiguringWord/hwhxd/post.htm#626249Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:626249 Anon: Corruption is always associated with evil, dishonest, or illegal behaviors. I don't think that there is any such word for benevolent or beneficial corruption. Maybe you can use one of its antonyms instead, such as incorruption or probity.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoostingEnglishVocabulary/hvgrk/post.htm#606182Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:606182This is a very cool idea! Just be careful that you're not researching words that people don't use in natural daily conversation. For example "savvy" is a popular term used in print media - articles talking about fashion, music, culture etc. But I don't know a SINGLE person that uses "savvy" on a daily basis in natural conversation. Anyway - you have a great idea, and I really like this approach.  But I think that you would be better off actually learning ALL of the words from an article that you don't understand.  Even if you don't retain the specific word, you'll get practice with related language synonyms/antonyms etc. No vocabulary item is ever useless! The more words you know,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/InAnyWhateverSense/gxpxr/post.htm#575230Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:575230See Semantics: a coursebook , by Hurford and Heasley (Cambridge University Press, 1983), Unit 11. There's material on four kinds of antonymy. (It apprears I misrembered and exaggerated the number -- or the eight were from another source which I can't locate just now.) Binary antonyms .  If one predicate is applicable, the other one isn't. true - false; same - different Converses .  If one predicate describes a relationship between X and Y, in that order, the other describes it between Y and X, in that order. parent - child (If X is the parent of Y, Y is the child of X); above - below (If X is above Y, Y is below X) Gradable antonyms .  Opposite ends of a continuous scale. hot - cold; clever - stupid;...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymousDictionary/gxdkd/post.htm#570950Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570950Hello, If you're looking for online dictionaries, my suggestions are: Synonyms.com both for synonyms and for antonyms Thesaurus.com for synonymshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AdjNounVerbNounRelation-Name/gvlmj/post.htm#524210Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524210Thanks, certainly there is not mistake in my questions, I just like to know if there is such a relation name. I am doing Natural Language Processing research. such as, car -> motor vehicle the relation between them is, motor vehicle is a hypernym of car car -> accelerator pedal accelerator pedal is the meronym of car so on for , synonyms, antonyms, pertainyms, so I am wondering if there is a relation name between invented -> inventor Just that, Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeOpposition/2/zqmzh/Post.htm#501249Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:501249Antipode and near antipode? Antonyms and near antonyms? Do they sound good and "technical enough" for your paper? [quote user="Palinkasocsi"]The problem this time is that perhaps BOTH types of pairs (wonderful-lousy; alive-dead) could be termed : to be in opposition . I just wanted to find exclusive terminology for these different groups. That is terminology allowing no transitions between the two types.[/quote] In my opinion, this kind of demarcation is arbitrary and artificial.  Whether two terms are exact, near exact or not opposite in meaning often depends on context.