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crabapple has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for crabapple come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
small sour apple; suitable for preserving
“crabapples make a tangy jelly”