direct antonym
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| Noun | 1. | direct antonym - antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry') antonym, opposite, opposite word - 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'" |
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