vastandlike
Vastandlike is a term used in linguistic and semantic discussions to describe a relationship of opposition or contrast between linguistic elements. As an adjective, it signals that two items participate in a contrastive pair or system in which one item marks a difference from another.
The form appears to be constructed in a manner consistent with Estonian word formation, from vastand meaning
In linguistics, vastandlike relations encompass antonyms, contraries, and other pairwise oppositions that contribute to meaning differences,
Examples of vastandlike pairs include hot–cold, day–night, and present–absent. In discourse analysis, focusing on one member
Related concepts include antonymy, contraries, opposition, contrastive distribution, and contrastive focus. The term vastandlike remains a