Equipollent antonyms

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Equipollent antonyms are antonyms with the following properties:

  • The comparative of both terms entails the corresponding positive form. Example: 'hot' vs. 'cold'; 'x is hotter than y' entails 'x is hot', 'x is colder than y' entails 'x is cold'.