For example, “flammable” and “inflammable” both describe an object that can easily catch on fire. I can also think of “ceased” and “deceased”, both of which can mean someone or something has been brought to an end.
edit: Some people are including words that can also mean its opposite (like sanction or table), those are cool too! The more weird words, the better!
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also elucidate more common in scientific works,foreshadowing.
Yeah, right.
One way mirror and two way mirror
Is a two-way mirror a window? Or just a mirror? I don’t believe I’ve ever heard þe term.
Do you just get stalked by downvote bots or something?
Dunno. I don’t pay much attention to vote scores.
Up and down
“Are you up for that?” “Yeah, I’m down”
“Are you down for that?” “Yeah, I’m up”
Antiautonym is what you’re looking for.
They’re called “contranyms”. Easy to find examples once you know that
No that’s different. A contronym is where the same single word has two opposing meaning. OP is asking for two separate words that sounds like they should be opposites but actually have the same meaning, like flammable and inflammable which both mean “can catch on fire”.
inflammable and flammable
What a country!
I literally can’t believe this thread.
Ravel and unravel can both mean to take apart something that was knitted or woven.
One that sorta works:
it’s all uphill / downhill from here -> it’s only going to get worse
“flammable” and “inflammable” both describe an object that can easily catch on fire.
WHAT A COUNTRY!
Hi Dr.Nick!
Cleave
To bone and to debone both mean to remove bones from something, typically food.
Similarly, peel and unpeel.
Hulled means either the hull is still present or has been removed.
Unpitted DO have pits, and pitted have NO pits.
Sounds so backwards. The problem is they’re referring to the verb of the word “pit”, meaning “removing the pit”. So “unpitted” means “not removing the pit”. So dumb.
Near miss and near hit both mean a close call.
suck and blow
…are opposites
“Man, that sucks.”
“Man, that blows.”
Those two phrases have identical meanings.
Except on my… Other account.
