Contronym

Auto-antonyms are words that can mean two completely opposite things (depending on context).

Contronyms/auto-antonyms are words that can mean two completely opposite things (depending on context).

ℹ️ Info

~ Aristotle Sabouni
Created: 2022-04-01

Examples

Apology: a statement of contrition for an action, or a defense of one
Bolt: to secure, or to flee
Bound: heading to a destination, or restrained from movement
Cleave: "to cling" or "to split apart"
Clip: "attach" or "cut off".
Dust: "to remove dust” (cleaning a house) or "to add dust"
Fast: "without moving; fixed in place", (holding fast, also as in "steadfast"), or "moving quickly"
Left: remained (what's left), or departed (they left)
Obbligato: in music can refer to a passage that is either "obligatory" or "optional"
Oversight: "accidental omission or error", or "close scrutiny and control".
Peruse: "consider with attention and in detail" or "look over or through in a casual or cursory manner"
Sanction: "approve" or "penalize".
Table: "to discuss a topic at a meeting" (British English) or "to postpone discussion of a topic" (American English)
Weather: to withstand, or to wear away

(The upside down)

Liberal: claiming tolerance about individual liberty, or someone directly opposed to it
Progressive: someone that wants progress, or someone opposed to it if the progress is going away from radical leftism.
Democrat: someone who supports democracy, or someone who supports more authoritarianism.
Woke: someone who has their eyes open and is aware of their surroundings, or someone who is so blind to them that they can't tell what gender someone is, or what the consequences of their policies will be.

Terms
We need to agree on what terms mean. This used to be easy, before SJW's/Marxists started Orwelling our language.

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