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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Autoantonyms #137549 01/21/2005 11:36 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Jackie posted a good site yesterday on the cliche thread. There was a link there for autoantonyms, which we have referred to here in the past as contronyms. Here is the group of autoantonyms/contronyms listed on the site, a nice list to have at hand: autoanytonyms contranyms contronyms antilogies Janus words enantiodromes I don't know how many of these we've used here, but I did recognize contronyms. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Autoantonyms #137550 01/21/2005 2:21 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I don't think you'd find enantiodrome on a search, but try some other forms. (enantiodromia, enantiodromic ;-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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