No Antonyms Found for Butterfly
We could not find any antonyms for butterfly in our database. This word may be too specific, technical, or does not have a clear opposite meaning.
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All Definitions for Butterfly
Below are all the dictionary definitions of butterfly:
1A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
2The butterfly stroke.
3A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
4To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
5To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
6A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
7A person who changes partners frequently.
8A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
9A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
10Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly
11See Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
12Party switcher
13Turncoat.
14A safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being overwound.
15To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
16Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily
17Someone flighty and unreliable.
18Ellipsis of butterflies in one’s stomach (“A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach”).
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About antonyms for butterfly
Finding the right antonym for butterfly helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.", butterfly has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.
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