Prefixes
See also
| Prefix | Meaning | Examples | ||
| anti- | against | antibiotic | ||
| bi- | two | bicycle | ||
| contra- | against | contradict | ||
| di- | two | diameter, dichotomy | ||
| dis- | apart, away from | dissatisfied, disillusion | ||
| ex | former | ex-wife | ||
| ex-, e- | go out from | exit | ||
| extra- | beyond | extraterrestrial | ||
| hyper- | extremely | hyperactive | ||
| in-, im-, il-, ir- | negative, not | incapable, impossible, illogical, irresponsible | ||
| inter- | between | interaction, intermingle | ||
| intra- | within | intracoastal | ||
| intro- | inward | introduction | ||
| macro- | large | macroeconomics | ||
| micro- | tiny, small | microscope | ||
| mis- | wrong | misuse, misinform | ||
| mono- | one | monolingual | ||
| multi- | many | multinational | ||
| neo- | new | neophyte, neonatal | ||
| non- | negative, not | non-binding | ||
| omni- | all | omnipotent | ||
| poly- | many | polyglot | ||
| post- | after | postwar | ||
| pre- | before | previous | ||
| re- | again | reply, rearrange | ||
| retro- | backwards | retroactive | ||
| semi- | half | semiannual | ||
| sub- | under | submarine, subordinate | ||
| super- | above | supersede | ||
| tri- | three | tricycle, triplets | ||
| un- | negative, not | unidentified | ||
| uni- | one | unilateral |