{"id":2885,"date":"2025-01-08T10:13:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T10:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bullseye.ac\/blog\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T10:13:05","slug":"contronyms-words-that-defy-logic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullseye.ac\/blog\/book-reviews-summary\/contronyms-words-that-defy-logic\/","title":{"rendered":"Contronyms: Words That Defy Logic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Number of words: 109<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Can A Word Be Its Own Opposite?\u2019&nbsp; Yes! They are called \u2018Contronyms\u2019\u2014words that are their own antonyms, depending on usage. 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