What are the types of antonyms?
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There are three types of antonyms:
- Gradable antonyms - It is words with opposite degrees such as "cold" for "hot", and "short" for "tall".
- Complementary antonyms - Exact opposites where the antonym completely excludes the other. Example - "alive" for "dead", and "on" for "off"
- Relational antonyms – As
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