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Looking Up Antonyms
Summary: Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. The grammar tools available in Word can suggest antonyms for some words. If antonyms are available, they can be used by following the techniques in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)
One of the tools that Word provides is a full thesaurus. You can use this tool to find alternate words with the same meaning (synonyms), words with the opposite meaning (antonyms), or related words. Antonyms are not available for all words, but when they are available, you can easily select them. To find an antonym, follow these steps:
- Position the insertion point in the word you wish to check.
- Press Shift+F7. Word displays the Thesaurus dialog box or the Research pane, depending on your version of Word.
- If antonyms are available for the word, you will see the Antonyms choice. Click on Antonyms.
- In the Replace with Antonym list, select an antonym for your word.
- Click on Replace.
Tip #1275 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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