What do you know about Contronyms or auto antonyms?
What do you know about Contronyms or auto antonyms?
A contronym, often referred to as a Janus word or auto-antonym, is a word that evokes contradictory or reverse meanings depending on the context. Specifically, a contronym is a word with a homonym (another word with the same spelling but different meaning) that is also an antonym (a word with the opposite meaning).
What is a synonym for auto?
car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcarnoun. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine. “he needs a car to get to work” Synonyms: railway car, cable car, machine, political machine, gondola, motorcar, railroad car, railcar, car, simple machine, elevator car, automobile.
How is oversight an auto antonym?
Oversight can mean “accidental omission or error”, or “close scrutiny and control”. Peruse can mean to “consider with attention and in detail” or “look over or through in a casual or cursory manner”. Ravel can mean “to separate” (e.g. threads in cloth) or “entangle”. Sanction can mean “approve” or “penalize”.
What’s another word for automated?
What is another word for automated?
| automatic | robotic |
|---|---|
| mechanical | mechanisedUK |
| mechanizedUS | laborsaving |
| electronic | computerisedUK |
| computerizedUS | programmed |
What are 100 examples of synonyms and antonyms?
nobody – everybody
What is the origin of the word automobile?
The word car is believed to originate from the Latin word carrus or carrum (“wheeled vehicle”), or the Middle English word carre (meaning “two-wheel cart”, from Old North French). In turn, these originated from the Gaulish word karros (a Gallic chariot).
What is the opposite of auto?
Antonyms for automatic include manual, hand-operated, nonautomated, nonautomatic, human, physical, preset, stilted, thought-out and unnatural. Find more opposite
What is the plural of automobile?
automobile (plural automobiles) (US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
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