What is an antonym for the word turgid?

Antonyms: healthy, unrhetorical. Synonyms: tumid, declamatory, intumescent, orotund, gusty, large, erect, bouffant, bombastic, tumescent, puffy.

1. What is the antonym for?
2. What is an antonym called?
3. What is the opposite of turgid in biology?
4. Is opposite an antonym?
5. How do you form an antonym?
6. What are the 3 types of antonyms?
7. What is opposite word?

What is the antonym for?

English Language Learners Definition of antonym

: a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word.

What is an antonym called?

Antonyms are words that have contrasting, or opposite, meanings. Like so much of the English language, “antonym” is rooted in the Greek language. The Greek word anti means opposite, while onym means name. Opposite name – that makes sense!

What is the opposite of turgid in biology?

Condition opposite to turgid[swelling] is flaccid[shrinking].

Is opposite an antonym?

An antonym is a word that is the opposite of another word. An opposite can be the other side of, reverse of, or something contrary to anything, not just words.

How do you form an antonym?

Worksheet Overview

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning to another word. Many antonyms are formed by adding the prefix un- to an existing word. The prefixes mis-, dis-, in-, ir- and im- and il- are used instead of un- with some words to create antonyms.

What are the 3 types of antonyms?

There are three types of antonyms: Gradable Antonyms, Complementary Antonyms, and Relational Antonyms.

What is opposite word?

The word which is a pronoun that means what one? It may also be used to introduce restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses. There are no categorical antonyms for this word.