What is type of Antonyms between these to antonyms?
After / Before
Converses or Binary Pairs?
Hi BC,
The three types of antonyms are generally listed as the following:
- Complementary pairs
- Gradable pairs
- Relational opposites
Your example (after/before) would be relational opposites, which can also be called “converses”.
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Could you explain and exemplify
- Complementary
- Gradable
- Binary