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METONYM Antonyms

There are 3 antonyms of the word metonym. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For METONYM

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direct
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

• (of a current) flowing in one direction only

adverb

• without deviation

adjective satellite

• having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

• being an immediate result or consequence

• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

• lacking compromising or mitigating elements

verb

• command with authority

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• guide the actors in (plays and films)

• govern or manage

• take somebody somewhere

• cause to go somewhere

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• put an address on (an envelope)

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

explicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

adjective satellite

• in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

literal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

noun

• a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

adjective satellite

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

• without interpretation or embellishment

• avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

Alternatives for DIRECT

Alternatives for EXPLICIT

Alternatives for LITERAL

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