gradable antonym
noun1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Philosophy, Sciences, Semantics One of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the other end, such as long and short.
- Three types are commonly identified: gradable antonyms, contradictory or complementary antonyms, and converses. [...] Gradable antonyms include pairs like the following: ¶ beautiful ugly ¶ expensive cheap ¶ fast slow2000, Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, Words, Meaning and Vocabulary, page 99:
- Synonyms
- polar antonym
- Related terms
- complementary antonym, converse antonym