... cases of maintain, melt and take 2.1 Antonyms of maintain Maintain is a polysemantic word, because, it has related senses and one of sense has an antonym, which is analysed in the following examples ... these adverbs are antonymous adverbs (Outside and inside are adverbs and they are antonyms in terms of the contractory direction, carefully and carelessly are adverbs and they are antonyms in terms ... conversive antonyms and directional antonyms 1.2.1.1 Graded antonyms Graded antonyms are understood as antonyms which operate on a continuum, such often occur in binomial phrases with and: (blow) hot and...