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WordNet superficially resembles a thesaurus, in that it groups words together based on their meanings. Structure The main relation among words in WordNet is synonymy, as between the words shut and close or car and automobile. Relations Adjectives are organized in terms of antonymy. The Linking Open Data cloud diagram. Semanticweb.org. Semanticweb.com.