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What’s the name of contrasting adjectives?
What’s the name of contrasting adjectives?
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An oxymoron
Definition: A paradox reduced to two words, usually in an adjective-noun (“eloquent silence”) or adverb-adjective (“inertly strong”) relationship, and is used for effect, to emphasize contrasts, incongruities, hypocrisy, or simply the complex nature of reality. Examples: wise fool, ignorantly learned, laughing sadness, pious hate.
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A few days ago
It depends what you mean by contrast; but if you mean contradictory, the word is “antonym” and applies to words in all parts of speech
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A few days ago
An antonym, or opposites if you’re in my preschool class.
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