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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