…. is one of a group of words that share the same spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Examples of homonyms are stalk (which can mean either part of a plant or to follow someone around) and the trio of words to, too and two (actually, to, to, too, too and two, being “for the purpose of” as in “to make it easier”, the opposite of “from”, also, excessively, and “2”, respectively). Some sources state that homonym meanings must be unrelated in origin (rather than just different). Thus right (correct) and right (opposed to left) would be polysemous (see below) and not be homonyms.

An antonym…

is a word or term which is opposite to another, such as flammable and non-flammable, as opposed to synonymous (ie, two words or terms having the same or nearly the same meaning, such as joyful and glad).

A synonym …

two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context Example: lawyer = attorney.

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An antonym is two words that have opposite meanings

A synonym is two words that have the same meaning

A homophone is two or a group of letters with the same sound

homonym – sight, cite

synonym – happy, glad

antonym – upset, cheerful

homophone – civil, song (“c” and “s” have the same sound)

antonym- a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.

synonym- a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another.

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What are the definitions for a homonym, an antonym, and a synonym?????
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Example: to, too, two; tear (like to rip) & tear (like when you cry)

Antonym – opposite words

Example: big & small

Synonym – same words

Example: big & large

antonym – opposites ( far, near)

synonym – similar (near, close)

antonym: opposite meaning

synonym: similar meaning

synonym words that have the same meanings but aren’t spelled or said the same way

antnyms are opposites of a particular word

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Antonyms are words that are opposite such as light and dark.

Synonyms are words that are the same such as car and automobile.