Antonym vs. Relative — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Antonym and Relative
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Antonym
A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
The word "wet" is an antonym of the word "dry.".
Relative
Considered in relation or in proportion to something else
The relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known
Antonym
(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
“rich” is an antonym of “poor”; “full” is an antonym of “empty”
Relative
Denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g. which, who.
Antonym
A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
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Relative
(of major and minor keys) having the same key signature.
Antonym
A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; - used as a correlative of synonym.
Relative
(of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.
Antonym
Two words that express opposing concepts;
To him the opposite of gay was depressed
Relative
A person connected by blood or marriage
Much of my time is spent visiting relatives
Relative
A relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.
Relative
A term or concept which is dependent on something else.
Relative
Considered in comparison or relation to something else
An animal with a large brain relative to body size.
The relative quiet of the suburbs.
Relative
Having pertinence or relevance; connected or related
How are those remarks relative to the discussion?.
Relative
(Grammar) Referring to or qualifying an antecedent, as the pronoun who in the man who was on TV or that in the dictionary that I use.
Relative
(Music) Having the same key signature. Used of major and minor scales and keys
A minor is the relative minor of C major.
Relative
A person related to another by heredity, adoption, or marriage.
Relative
A species or other taxon that shares a common ancestor, usually a relatively recent ancestor, with another
The jaguar is a relative of the lion.
Relative
(Grammar) A relative pronoun.
Relative
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
Relative
Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
Relative
(grammar) Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
The words “big” and “small” are relative.
Relative
(music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
Relative
Relevant; pertinent; related.
Relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
Relative
Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
Relative
Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
Relative
(linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
Relative
Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.
I'll have groundsMore relative than this.
Relative
Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.
Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole.
Relative
Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
Relative
Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.
Relative
One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation.
Relative
A person related by blood or marriage;
Police are searching for relatives of the deceased
He has distant relations back in New Jersey
Relative
An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
Relative
Not absolute or complete;
A relative stranger
Relative
Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to';
Punishment oughtt to be proportional to the crime
Earnings relative to production
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