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
Editorials & Other Articles
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.
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
(10,172 posts)3. Sanction? It can mean both a punishment and an approval
n/t
intrepidity
(8,575 posts)4. Sick?
That's sick! The way kids say it today.
ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)5. Buckle, bolt, finished n/t