semantic role

Questions about semantic role

What is another word for semantic role?

It depends which semantic role you mean. In the sense “(linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause”, the synonyms are participant role. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of semantic role?

WordNet records no antonym for semantic role. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for semantic role come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of semantic role

• Full entry for semantic roleAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for semantic roleWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.