8. What are types of antonyms?

A)

All the terms in a given system are mutually incompatible and

Antonym

Antonym is a relation in which two wordshave different (written and sound) forms and are opposite in meaning

* Complementary/binary:

Binary antonyms are words which come in pairs and between them exhaust all relevant possibilities. If the one word is applicable, then the other cannot be, and vice versa Eg pass fail, false true, deny admit

* Converse terms/ relational opposites:

If a word describes a relationship between two things (or people) and some other word describes the same relationship when the two things (or people) are mentioned in the opposite order, then the two words are CONVERSES of each other Eg parent offspring, import export, host guest

Eg

Monday Tuesday Wednesday...

* Multiple incompatibles/ Taxonomic sisters:

There are many systems of words in which the meanings of the words are opposite in the manner different from the notions presented above. What these systems have in common is that:

B)

Together, the members of a system cover all the relevant area.

* Gradable:

Two words are gradable antonyms if they are at opposite ends of a continuous scale of value Eg good bad, expensive cheap, beautiful ugly