Stop and Go, Yes and No: What Is an Antonym potx

by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
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Antonym:
A word that
means the
opposite of
another word
To my brother Kevin, who appreciates
the richness of our language
—B.P.C.
by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
J
M
ILLBROOK PRESS / MINNEAPOLIS
st
op
and g
o
.
A
n
t
ony
ms
are oppos
it

es—
they’re words l
ik
e
T
h
e
y
’re jus
t
li
k
e
yes
and
no
.
S
e
e
h
o
w
d
i
f
f
e
r
e

n
t
t
h
o
s
e
w
o
r
d
s
a
r
e
?
B
ig
and
s
m
all
are
an
t
ony
m
s
,
a

n
d
s
o
a
r
e
f
r
o
n
t
a
n
d
b
a
c
k
,
fas
t
and
s
l
o
w
as well as
w
h

i
t
e
and
blac
k
.
and
high
and
low
,
U
p
and
do
w
n
are
an
t
on
ym
s
just like
exc
i
t
e
and

soo
t
h
e
,
l
e
ft
and
righ
t
and
dar
k
and
lig
ht
,
and a
ls
o
r
o
u
g
h
and
s
m
ooth

.
If
i
t
w
eren’
t
for oppo
s
i
t
es,
w
e’d have no
w
ay to say,
“I’d l
ik
e
t
o h
a
ve
m
y
chocol
at
e
ho
t

,
’cause it’s so
cold
today!”
A
nd
wh
a
t
if w
e
co
uld
o
nl
y
e
v
e
r
s
a
y
t
h
a
t
w
e
w

e
r
e
s
a
d
?
Because of
an
t
on
y
ms
,
w
hen things are righ
t
,
w
e
’
l
l
s
a
y
w
e
’
r

e
g
l
a
d
.
Li
k
e
safe
compared to
dangerous
,
like
hea
v
y
is to
l
i
gh
t
,
and e
v
en
di
m
to
b

rig
h
t
,
a
n
d
y
o
u
n
g
t
o
o
l
d
s
h
y
t
o
b
o
l
d
as in
q
uie
t

ly
and
l
oud
l
y
.
th
ey’re oppo
si
t
e
in meaning
T
h
ey show a
t
o
t
al con
t
rast
just like
sha
m
efully
and
proudly
.
So

m
e
tim
es
an
t
on
y
m
s
are made
with “un” before a word.
T
his is
ho
ww
e get
unkind
,
u
n
a
b
l
e
,
a
n
d
u

n
h
e
a
r
d
.
Of
t
en adding “dis”
or “im”
or sometimes even “non”
w
ill help you build an
an
t
on
ym
wi
th th
ese beginnings on.
For example,
Their prefixes are helpful
in displaying contradiction.
d
i
s
r
e
s

p
e
c
t
,
i
m
p
o
s
s
i
b
l
e
,
n
o
n
f
i
c
t
i
o
n
.
s
u
r

r
o
u
n
d
e
d
f
r
o
m
a
l
o
n
e
.
A
n
t
o
n
y
m
s
h
e
l
p
u

s
d
i
v
i
d
e
And help compare
the
famous
to the totally
unknown
.