Anonym vs. Antonym

Anonym vs. Antonym — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Anonym and Antonym

Anonymnoun

An anonymous person.

Antonymnoun

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

“rich” is an antonym of “poor”; “full” is an antonym of “empty”

Anonymnoun

An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.

Antonymnoun

A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.

Anonymnoun

(zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Antonymnoun

two words that express opposing concepts;

to him the opposite of gay was depressed
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Anonymnoun

a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role