Contronyms List
A contronym or antagonym is defined as a word which is in itself its own antonym. They are special cases of homographs, different words which share the same spelling. Rinkworks has a long list of them, some highlights of which I will share here with you:
- apology - admission of fault in what you think, say, or do; formal defense of what you think, say, or do
- dust - add fine particles, remove fine particles
- oversight - error, care
- pitted - with the pit in, with the pit removed
- rent - buy use of, sell use of
- table - propose (in the United Kingdom), set aside (in the United States)
There are doubtlessly many many more out there, so leave tons of comments for us in the hopes of acquiring more of these beautiful words!
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