Common Prefix Word Part List
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Prefix | Meaning | Example |
a | not | amoral |
ab | away from | absent |
ad, ac, ag, at | to, against | aggressive, attract |
an | without | anarchy |
ante | before | antedate |
anti, ant | against | antipathy, antonym |
bene | well | benefactor |
bi | two | biannual |
circum | around | circumvent |
com, con, col | together | commit, collate |
contra | against | contraband |
de | from, down | descend |
dis, di | apart, away | distract, divert |
dom | home, rule | domicile, dominate |
ex, e | out, from | exit, emit |
extra | beyond, outside | extracurricular |
in, im, ir, il, un | not | inept, irregular, illegal |
in, im | in, into | interest, imbibe |
inter | between | interscholastic |
intra, intro | within | intramural |
mal | bad | malcontent |
mis | wrong | misspell |
non | not | nonentity |
ob | against | obstacle |
omni | all | omnivorous |
per | through | permeate |
peri | around, about | periscope |
poly | many | polytheism |
post | after | postmortem |
pre | before | premonition |
pro | forward, for | propose |
re | again, back | review, redeem |
se | apart, away | seclude |
semi | half | semicircle |
sub | under | submarine |
super | above | superimpose |
sur | on, upon | surmount |
syn, sym | together, with | sympathy |
trans | across, beyond | transpose |
un | not | unwelcome |