Answer the following questions. Your answer should be clear and short.What are the major characteristics of English antonyms?
ANTONYMS ARE CLASSIFIED ON THE BASIS OF SEMANTIC OPPOSITION: A WORD WHICH HAS MORE THAN ONE MEANING CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE ANTONYM; ANTONYMS DIFFER IN SEMANTIC INCLUSION; CONTRARY TERMS ARE GRADABLE ANTONYMS, DIFFERING IN DEGREE OF INTENSITY, SO EACH HAS ITS OWN CORRESPONDING OPPOSITE. 
