Words With Contradictory Meanings

noun a word that can have opposite meanings depending on the context in which it is used

• The term 'auto antonym' refers to a word that can have opposite meanings depending on the context.
• It's so confusing when a word is its own opposite, like an auto antonym.
• I hate when words are like, totally auto antonyms, it's just too much.
• Her smile was an auto antonym, hiding both joy and sorrow.

noun a word that has two opposite meanings

adjective describing a word that has two opposite meanings

• A contronym is a word that has two opposite meanings.
• Contronyms can be confusing because they have contradictory definitions.
• I just learned about this crazy thing called a contronym.
• The word 'fast' is a contronym because it can mean moving quickly or fixed in place.