Contradictonym example sentences

Related (3): antagonym, auto-antonym, paronym.

"Contradictonym" Example Sentences

  1. The term "contradictonym" itself is a contradictonym.
  2. The word "cleave" can be a contradictonym, meaning both to split and to stick together.
  3. "Sanction" is a contradictonym, with opposite meanings of approval and disapproval.
  4. The word "oversight" is a contradictonym, meaning both supervision and omission.
  5. "Dust" is a contradictonym, meaning both to remove and to add a fine powder.
  6. "Fast" can act as a contradictonym, referring to both speed and lack of movement.
  7. The word "left" can be a contradictonym, meaning both remaining and having departed.
  8. The term "flammable" is a contradictonym for "inflammable", meaning both easily ignited and not easily ignited.
  9. "Weather" is a contradictonym, as it can refer to both the state of the atmosphere and the wear and tear of an object.
  10. The word "screen" is a contradictonym, meaning both to reveal and to conceal.
  11. "Cleave" can act as a contradictonym, meaning both to join closely and to separate forcibly.
  12. "Custom" is a contradictonym, meaning both a tradition and a special treatment.
  13. The term "awful" is a contradictonym, meaning both extremely bad and extremely good.
  14. "Fast" can act as a contradictonym, with opposite meanings of refusing and holding fast.
  15. "Nimble" can be a contradictonym, meaning both quick and agile, and small and insignificant.
  16. The word "out" is a contradictonym, meaning both to exit and to expose.
  17. "Outlook" is a contradictonym, meaning both a viewpoint and a lack of options.
  18. The term "garnish" is a contradictonym, meaning both to decorate and to take away.
  19. "Stake" can act as a contradictonym, meaning both to support and to risk.
  20. The word "scan" can be a contradictonym, meaning both to examine closely and to glance over quickly.
  21. "Strike" is a contradictonym, meaning both to hit and to miss.
  22. "Oversight" is a contradictonym, meaning both careful management and neglect.
  23. The term "oversight" can also be a contradictonym, meaning both a mistake and a deliberate action.
  24. "Weather" can also be a contradictonym, meaning both to withstand and to weaken.
  25. The word "rent" can act as a contradictonym, meaning both to lend and to borrow.
  26. "Contrary" is a contradictonym, meaning both opposing and similar.
  27. "Groom" can be a contradictonym, meaning both to dress up and to clean.
  28. The term "cleave" can also be a contradictonym, meaning both to adhere and to sever.
  29. "Refuse" is a contradictonym, meaning both to decline and to be a waste product.
  30. The word "ravel" can act as a contradictonym, meaning both to untangle and to unravel.

Common Phrases

  1. Happy sadness;
  2. Jumbo shrimp;
  3. Living dead;
  4. Open secret;
  5. Bitter sweet;
  6. Deafening silence;
  7. Original copy;
  8. Pretty ugly;
  9. Sweet sorrow;
  10. Virtual reality.

Recently Searched

  › Keish
  › Koori
  › Hemorrhoids [ˈhem(ə)ˌroid]
  › Playbills
  › Crincaly
  › Tuberiferous
  › Youngsters
  › Encourager
  › Unrepeated
  › Flannies
  › Dollies
  › Despirated
  › Sparky
  › Rectoress
  › Gradually
  › Reappraise
  › Genuflective
  › Humiliter
  › Fiancé
  › Shrike

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z