Antonyms of adj metalloid

1 sense of metalloid

Sense 1
metalloid -- (of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element")

INDIRECT (VIA nonmetallic) -> metallic, metal -- (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce)

Similarity of adj metalloid

1 sense of metalloid

Sense 1
metalloid -- (of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element")
       => nonmetallic (vs. metallic), nonmetal -- (not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements")