Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.STARTCloseFinishEndShut (2024)

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What is the opposite of start? ›

Start means 'to begin something' the opposite being finish meaning 'to complete something'. For example: The project was finished and all the parties were happy with the outcome.

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. Below are some examples: 'Hot' is the antonym/opposite of 'cold.

: contrary to one another or to a thing specified : reverse. gave them opposite directions. 4. : being the other of a pair that are corresponding (see corresponding sense 1a) or complementary (see complementary sense 2) in position, function, or nature.

An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another.

Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable, with begin, opposed to end, being the most general.

One opposite of both beginning and start is end.

The following are the 30 opposite words in English from A to Z: Active-Lazy. Afraid-Brave. After-Before. Big-Small.

Specifically, a contronym is a word with a hom*onym (another word with the same spelling but different meaning) that is also an antonym (words with opposite meanings). For example, the word “transparent” can mean either something that is invisible or obvious.

The common antonyms are cruel, nasty, brutal, etc.

Opposites are the same distance from 0 on a number line, and they are on opposite sides of 0. The opposite of 0 is 0.

When something happens as a result of something else? ›

Something that happens as a result of something else can be described as consequent. Rapidly melting snow often causes consequent flooding, for example.

Synonyms: the two, the pair, both of them, the two of them, the two of you, both of you, both together, either , the one and the other, one as well as the other. Antonyms: only one, one , either one, one or the other, each , alone.

So, have you ever heard of a word in English that has two opposite meanings? We call a single word that has two contradictory meanings (they're their own opposites) contronyms. As a result of this unique characteristic, they are quite rare.

Pending: When something is pending, it means it has not yet started or is awaiting action or completion. Uninitiated: This term refers to something that has not yet begun or been introduced. Idle: When something is idle, it implies that it has not been initiated or put into action.

Answer: Fall , downfall, go down , go under , set , descend , came down are the antonyms of rise.

Opposite of the point in time or space at which something begins. end. ending. close. conclusion.