1. List of converse words

2. See also

3. References

In linguistics, converses or relational antonyms are pairs of words that refer to a relationship from opposite points of view, such as parent/child or borrow/lend.^[1][2] The relationship between such words is called a converse relation.^[2] Converses can be understood as a pair of words where one word implies a relationship between two objects, while the other implies the existence of the same relationship when the objects are reversed. ^[3] Converses are sometimes referred to as complementary antonyms because an "either/or" relationship is present between them. One exists only because the other exists.^[4]

List of converse words

• Own and belong are relational opposites i.e. "A owns B" is the same as "B belongs to A."
• Win and lose i.e. if someone wins, someone must lose.
• Fraction and whole i.e. if there is a fraction, there must be a whole.
• Above and below
• Employer and employee
• Parent and child
• Teacher and student
• Buy and sell
• East and west
• Husband and wife
• Predator and prey
• Lend and borrow
• Offense and defense
• Slave and master

See also

• Opposite (semantics)

References

• The Malkin Jewel
• The mall
• The Mall, Armagh
• The Mall at Columbia
• The Mall at Cortana
• The mall at echelon
• The Mall at Langham Square
• The Mall at Lexington Green
• The Mall at Shelter Cove
• The Mall at South Unionville Square
• The Mall at the Source
• The Mall at University Town Center
• The Mall at Westlake
• The Mall Barnsley
• The Mall Bristol
• The Mall (disambiguation)
• The Mallee
• The Mallik Gas Hydrate Site
• The Mall Ilford
• The Malling School
• The Mall (Kuala Lumpur)
• The Mall Middlesbrough
• The Mall of San Juan
• The Mall, Patna
• The Mall Pavilions