Antonyms for on the button


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : buht-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌt n


Definition of on the button

Origin :
  • c.1300 (surname Botouner "button-maker" attested from mid-13c.), from Old French boton "a button," originally "a bud" (12c., Modern French bouton), from bouter, boter "to thrust," common Romanic (cf. Spanish boton, Italian bottone), ultimately from Germanic (see butt (v.)). Thus a button is, etymologically, something that pushes up, or thrusts out.
  • Meaning "point of the chin" is pugilistic slang, by 1921. A button as something you push to create an effect by closing an (electrical) circuit is attested from 1840s. Button-pusher as "deliberately annoying or provocative person" is attested by 1990 (in reference to Bill Gates, in "InfoWorld" magazine, Nov. 19). In the 1980s it meant "photographer."
  • As in appropriate : adj suitable
  • As in apropos : adj relevant, suitable
  • As in perfect : adj accurate, correct
  • As in pertinent : adj relevant, suitable
  • As in pointed : adj penetrating, biting
  • As in precise : adj exact, accurate
  • As in prompt : adj early, responsive
  • As in proper : adj conventional, correct
  • As in punctual : adj on time
  • As in relevant : adj appropriate; to the purpose
  • As in befitting : adj appropriate
  • As in accurate : adj precise
  • As in veridical : adj accurate
  • As in correct : adj accurate, exact
  • As in dead-on : adj exactly correct
  • As in exact : adj accurate, precise
  • As in fitting : adj appropriate, suitable
  • As in germane : adj appropriate
  • As in applicable : adj appropriate
  • As in absolutely : adv certainly, without question
  • As in precisely : adv exactly, just
  • As in sharp : adv on time

Synonyms for on the button

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