Hi,
As others said, an "indirect" workaround is using a word that is
a synonym for the word "service" in that context, then find an
antonym of that word (that is, antonym of the synonym of the
original word, which would have opposite meaning in a connotative
way). And yes, some don't have antonyms.
Cheers,
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: Michele Thredgold <[email protected]
To: BRAILLENote List <[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:24:54 +1030
Subject: [Braillenote] Thesaurus Question
Hi listers. Can someone clarify something for me? Isn't it
typical of a thesaurus to include antonyms as well as synonyms?
The thesaurus which is part of the Oxford Dictionary software
doesn't include antonyms and I find this frustrating. Today, I
couldn't think of the antonym for service, regarding offering
service to a customer. I really needed to locate it in the
thesaurus but, of course, there were no antonyms. What are
people's opinions as to the inclusion of this in the Oxford
Dictionary software and how viable is it? After all, isn't this
something which sighted dictionary and thesaurus users would be
able to access as a matter of course?
Thanks.
Michele
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