... part. In the study, we analyse the 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, ... (Asleep is an antonym of awake in terms of the contrary state, if we asleep =we don’t awake. Dead in an antonym of alive in terms of the contrary existence, if someone is dead = someone in ... 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...