Prefixes and Suffixes Prefix a a ab ad am ante anti auto belli bene bi bio cata chron circum com contra cred de dem dia dis epi equi ex for fore homo hyper 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 time around with, together, very against, opposing belief, trust from people through, across, apart away, off, down, not upon equal, equally out away, off, from before, previous same, equal , , excessive, over 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 hypo in in inter intra magn mal micr mis mono mor neo non ob omni ortho over pan para per peri phil poly post pre prim pro re retro semi sub under, beneath in, into not, opposing among, between within large bad, poorly, not small 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 back, backward half, partly under, beneath hypodermic, hypothesis intrude, invade incapable, ineligible intercede, interrupt intramural, intrastate magnitude, magnify malfunction microbe, microscope 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 super sym trans ultra un uni vis above, extra with, together across, beyond, over beyond, excessively not, reverse of one to see supersede, supernumerary sympathy, symphony transact, transport ultramodern, ultrasonic, ultraviolet unhappy, unlock uniform, unity visage, visable Suffix able age ance arch ard ate ation cy dom en er esce esque ess fic ful fy hood ible Meaning able to, likely process, state, rank act, condition, fact to rule one that does excessively having, showing action, state, result state, condition state, rank, condition cause to be, become one who does become, grow, continue in the style of, like feminine making, causing full of, marked by make, cause, cause to have state, condition able, likely, fit 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 ion ish ism ist ition ity ize less like logue ly ment ness or ous ship some th tude ty ward action, result, state suggesting, like act, manner, doctrine doer, believer action, state, result state, quality, condition make, cause to be, treat with lacking, without like, similar type of speaking or writing like, of the nature of means, result, action quality, state doer, office, action marked by, given to the art or skill of apt to, showing act, state, quality quality, state, result quality, state in the direction of 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 enmity, activity backward, homeward