Lexical Relationship

Synonym

A word that has a similar meaning to another word. Example: 'happy' and 'joyful'.

Antonym

A word that has the opposite meaning to another word. Example: 'hot' and 'cold'.

Homonym

A word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning. Example: 'bat' (the animal) and 'bat' (used in baseball).

Hyponym

A word that is a more specific term under a broader category. Example: 'rose' is a hyponym of 'flower'.

Hypernym

A word that is a broader category under which specific terms fall. Example: 'vehicle' is a hypernym of 'car' and 'bike'.

Meronym

A word that denotes a part of something. Example: 'wheel' is a meronym of 'car'.

Holonym

A word that denotes a whole that is made up of parts. Example: 'car' is a holonym of 'wheel'.