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#1 25-Nov-2003, 17:22

I am looking for any other words in the english language they have the same meaning but are antonyms...ie: fear-faith

**Tdol** · #2 25-Nov-2003, 17:31

I'm not sure that I see them as having the same meaning.

MikeNewYork · #3 25-Nov-2003, 21:36

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Originally Posted by Diane

I am looking for any other words in the english language they have the same meaning but are antonyms...ie: fear-faith

Antonyms are words with opposite meanings in at least one sense of the words. As such, they cannot have the same meanings.

**Tdol** · #4 25-Nov-2003, 23:04

Is she after contranyms like 'cleave'?

MikeNewYork · #5 26-Nov-2003, 19:11

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Originally Posted by tdol

Is she after contranyms like 'cleave'?

I don't know. I'm not sure that fits with fear/faith.

**Tdol** · #6 26-Nov-2003, 23:56

I'm lost on that, too. ;-|