Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The DU Lounge
Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCan you think of any others?
A contranym is a word with two contrary meanings, like cleave, or sanction.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 668 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Can you think of any others? (Original Post)
My Good Babushka
May 2016
OP
rug
(82,333 posts)1. oxymoron
sharp, dull
My Good Babushka
(2,710 posts)2. temper
to temper one's words is to soften them, but to temper steel is to harden it.
and
ravel- can mean entangled together, or also frayed apart.
Glorfindel
(9,734 posts)3. Sanction? It can mean both a punishment and an approval
n/t
intrepidity
(7,336 posts)4. Sick?
That's sick! The way kids say it today.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)5. Buckle, bolt, finished n/t