So, let’s take a look at some of these reverse or relational antonyms: The two things or people are related, but they do have opposite meanings. The two words are opposites but in terms of their relationship to one another. These antonyms are defined by their reverse relationship. Hot and cold – again, you might be warm or cool too, but hot and cold are the extreme opposites on the scale.But, because good and bad are opposites at the end of the scale, they are gradable antonyms. Good and bad – as we know, morality exists on a sliding scale that different people fall along at different points, and even within ourselves we can sometimes do things that are good, and sometimes do things that are bad.At the opposite ends of this scale of ‘attractiveness’ sit ugly and beautiful though, so they are gradable antonyms. Words such as “plain” or “average” might be used to describe somebody who is neither ugly nor beautiful.
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