Adjective Opposites using prefixes dòng wù yuán (zoo)

1. indecent
2. unfriendly
3. impossible
4. disabled
5. antisocial

What prefix is used to form the opposite of these adjectives?

conscious	convenient	correct	employed
fair	formal	friendly	healthy
honest	legal	necessary	pleasant
polite	punctual	proportionate	regular
usual	well	tidy	satisfactory
successful

Not all opposites can be formed this way. Sometimes we have to find another adjective with an opposite meaning. The opposite of big is small (not unbig).

We can make opposite meanings from some adjectives with a prefix. It is a good idea to learn these opposites together with the original adjective. Other adjectives need another different word to make the opposite.

Here are some examples of opposites formed with a prefix.

1 - un-

1. un
   interesting
2. un
   fashionable

2 - in-

1. in
   effective
2. in
   active

3 - im-

1. im
   possible
2. im
   practicle

4 - dis-

1. dis
   interested
2. dis
   organised

5 - mis-

1. mis
   understood
2. mis
   guided

6 - anti-

1. anti-social
2. antidisestablishmentarianism

7 - ab-

1. abnormal

8 - a-

1. asymmetric