Prefix

Prefix a-/anaantiarchbecocounterdedisdisdownen-/em-

Meaning Example lacking in, lack of asexual, anemic verb > predicative adjective with progressive afloat, atremble aspect against anti-war, antivirus, anti-human supreme, highest, worst arch-rival equipped with, covered with, beset with (pejorative bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle, or facetious) bewitch co-worker, coordinator, joint, with, accompanying cooperation against, in opposition to counteract, counterpart reverse action, get rid of de-emphasise not, opposite of disloyal, disagree reverse action, get rid of disconnect, disinformation to make into, to put into, to get into

ex-

former

forehyperin-/il-/im/irintermalmidminimisoutoverpanpostpreproreselfstepsub-

before extra specially, over, high

enmesh, empower ex-husband, ex-boss, excolleague forearm, forerunner hypermarket, hyperthermia

not, opposite of

inexact, irregular

between, among bad(ly) middle small wrong, astray better, faster, longer, beyond too much all, world-wide after before for, on the side of again, back self family relation by remarriage under, lower than, less than, beneath, lesser in rank

super-

over, above, more than, better

transtwiultraunun-

across, from one place to another two beyond, extremely not, opposite of reverse action, deprive of, release from

interstate, interact malnourish midlife minimarket, mini-room misinformation, misguide outreach, outcome overreact, overact pan-African post-election, post-graduation pre-election, pre-enter pro-life rerun self-sufficient stepbrother sub-zero super-heated, superpower, supernatural transatlantic twibill, twilight ultraviolet, ultramagnetic unnecessary, unequal undo, untie

underupvicewith-

below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity, lesser, insufficient

underachieve, underground, underpass

deputy against

vice-president, vice-principal withstand

Neo-classical Prefix Afroambiamphian-, aana-/anAngloanteantiapoastroautobibiocircumciscon-/com-/col/cor-/cocontracryocryptodedemidemodidis-, di-, difdowndu-/duoecoelectroepiEuroexextrafin-

Meaning relating to Africa both two, both, on both sides not, without up, against relating to England before opposite away, different from star self two biological around on this side of together or with opposite ice hidden, secret down half people two apart to make something lesser, lower or worse two ecological electric, electricity upon, at, close upon, in addition European out of outside kinship

Examples Afro-American ambitendency amphiaster, amphitheater anemic, asymmetric anacardiaceous, anode Anglo-Norman antenatal anti-clockwise apomorphine astrobiology autobiography, automatic bicycle biodegrade circumnavigate cislunar confederation, commingle, colleague, correlation, cohabit contradict cryogenics cryptography depress demigod demography dioxide differ, dissect downgrade duet ecosystem electro-analysis epidermis Eurocentric export extracurricular affinity

Francogeoheterohemihomohydrohypoideoidioininfrainterintraisomacr(o)maximega-, megalometamicromidimon(o)multineononomnipaleoparaped-/podperperiphotopolypostprepreterproproprosprotopseudopyro-

French, France relating to the earth or its surface different half same relating to water, or using water under or below something, low image, idea individual, personal, unique in, into below, beneath among, between inside, within equal long very long, very large great, large after, along with, beyond, among, behind small medium-sized sole, only many new not all old beside, beyond foot through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly around light, photography, photograph many after before beyond, past, more than substitute, deputy before toward first, original false, imitation fire

Francophile geography heterosexual hemimorphic homosexual, homophobic hydroelectricity hypothermia ideograph idiolect insert infrared intercede intravenous isochromatic macrobiotic maxi-skirt megastar, megalopolis meta-theory microbacillus midi-length monogamy multi-storey neolithic nonexistent omnipotent, omnipresent paleolithic parallel pedestrian, podiatrist permeate, permute periphrase photoelectric polygon postpone predict preternatural proconsul procambium prosthesis protoplasm, prototype pseudonym pyrokinetic

quasiretrosemisociosub-, supsupersuprasursyn-, sy-, syl-, symteletranstriuniup-

partly, almost, appearing to be but quasi-religious not really backwards retrograde half semicircle society, social, sociological sociopath below, under support above, over supervisor above suprarenal above, over surreal, surrender together, with

synthesis, symbol, syllable, system

at a distance across three one to make something greater, higher, or better

television transverse tricycle unicycle upgrade

Archaic Prefix Meaning Example yinflectional prefix yclad, yclept (both archaic words)