Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefix
A
A
Ab
Ad
Am
Ante
anti
auto
belli
bene
bi
bio
cata

Meaning
in, on, of, up, to
without, lacking
from, away, off
to, toward
friend, love
before, previous
against, opposing
self
war, warlike
well, good
two
life
down, away,
thoroughly
chron time
circum around
com with, together, very
contra against, opposing
cred belief, trust
de
from
dem people
dia
through, across,
apart
dis
away, off, down, not
epi
upon
equi equal, equally
ex
out
for
away, off, from
fore before, previous
homo same, equal
hyper excessive, over
hypo under, beneath
in
in, into
in
not, opposing
inter among, between
intra within
magn large
mal
bad, poorly, not
micr small

Examples
abed, afoot
atheist, agnostic
abdicate, abjure
advance
amicable, amatory
antecedent, antedate
antipathy, antidote
autonomy, autobiography
bellicose
benefit, benefactor
bisect, biennial
biology, biosphere
catastrophe, cataclysm
chronometer, synchronize
circumspect, circumference
commotion, complicate
contradict, contravene
credible, credit
depart
demographics, democracy
diameter, diagnose
dissent, disappear
epilogue
equivalent
extract
forget, forswear
foretell, forefathers
homogenized
hypercritical, hypertension
hypodermic, hypothesis
intrude, invade
incapable, ineligible
intercede, interrupt
intramural, intrastate
magnitude, magnify
malfunction
microbe, microscope
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mono
mor
neo
non
ob
omni
ortho
over
pan
para
per
peri
phil
poly
post
pre
prim
pro
re

bad, poorly, not

one, single
die, death
new
not
against, opposing
all, everywhere
right, straight
above
all, entire
beside, beyond
through
around
love, like
many
after, following
before, previous
first, early
forward, in place of
back, backward,
again
retro back, backward
semi half, partly
sub
under, beneath
super above, extra
sym with, together
trans across, beyond,
over
ultra beyond, excessively
un
uni
vis

not, reverse of
one
to see

misspell, misfire
monogomy, monologue
mortality, mortuary
neolithic, neoconservative
nonentity, nonsense
objection
omniscient
orthogonal, orthodox
overbearing
panorama, pandemonium
parallel, paradox
perceive, permit
periscope, perimeter
philosophy, philanthropic
polymorphous, polygamous
postpone, postscript
prevent, preclude
primitive, primary
propel, pronoun
revoke, recur
retrospect, retrograde
semicircle, semicolon
subjugate, substitute
supersede, supernumerary
sympathy, symphony
transact, transport
ultramodern, ultrasonic,
ultraviolet
unhappy, unlock
uniform, unity
visage, visable

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Suffix
able
age
ance
arch
ard

Meaning
able to, likely
process, state, rank
act, condition, fact
to rule
one that does
excessively
ate
having, showing
ation action, state, result
cy
state, condition
dom state, rank, condition
en
cause to be, become
er
one who does
esce become, grow, continue
esque in the style of, like
ess
feminine
fic
making, causing
ful
full of, marked by
fy
make, cause, cause to
have
hood state, condition
ible
able, likely, fit
ion
action, result, state
ish
suggesting, like
ism
act, manner, doctrine
ist
doer, believer
ition action, state, result
ity
state, quality, condition
ize
make, cause to be, treat
with
less
lacking, without
like
like, similar
logue type of speaking or
writing
ly
like, of the nature of
ment means, result, action
ness
or
ous
ship
some
th
tude

quality, state
doer, office, action
marked by, given to
the art or skill of
apt to, showing
act, state, quality
quality, state, result

Examples
capable, tolerable
passage, bondage
acceptance, vigilance
monarch
drunkard, wizard
separate, desolate
occupation, starvation
accuracy, captaincy
serfdom, wisdom
deepen, strengthen
teacher
convalesce, acquiesce
picturesque, grotesque
waitress, lioness
terrific, beatific
thankful, zestful
glorify, fortify
manhood, statehood
edible, possible, divisible
union, fusion
churlish, childish
barbarism, socialism
monopolist, socialist
sedition, expedition
acidity, civility
sterilize, mechanize,
criticize
hopeless, countless
childlike, dreamlike
prologue
friendly, positively
refreshment,
disappointment
greatness, tallness
juror, elevator, honor
religious, riotous
statesmanship
tiresome, lonesome
warmth, width
magnitude, fortitude
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ward

quality, state
in the direction of

enmity, activity
backward, homeward

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