http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/antonyms tag posts with antonyms Fri, 02 May 2008 12:24:07 -0800 Fri, 02 May 2008 12:24:07 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/90391/The-Opposite-of-Lonely What other words out there lack elegant opposites? I had a long discussion with some friends trying to get someone to give me an elegant solution to finding a word that encapsulated the meaning of "the opposite of lonely". Ultimately, we failed to find one that truly captured all elements of what that concept implied. This fascinates me.<br> <br> What other words lack opposites? I do not mean which words only work in one direction (e.g. "unruly"" "unkempt"" and "uncouth" only work in the negative, but antonyms exist, like unruly/disciplined, unkempt/tidy, etc.). Rather I mean words whose opposite concept cannot be boiled down to one word. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.90391 Fri, 02 May 2008 12:24:07 -0800 opposites antonyms language rooftop secrets