Synonim, Antonym, Hyponim

1. Synonym is the state or phenomenon in which the words that sound different, but have the same or idential meaning, as another word or pharase.

EXAMPLES :   Small                           -      Little
                           Big                              -       Large
                           Mother and Father   -       Parents

2. Antonym is the state or phenomenon in which the words have the sense relation which involve the opposite of meaning. Palmer classifies three  of antonym  can be devided into several types :
a.      Graclable antonymy is the meaning of each word is relative, it also can be put in a graded scale which is not fixed.
Examples :
Big – small
Good -  bad
Fast – slow
Young – old

3.Hyponym is a term to refer to a set or term or word. The higher or upper term or word is called a super ordinate, and the lower term is called a hyponym. Some examples of hyponym are :
a.      Vegetable = carrots – cabbages – spinach – lettuce