Un-: contrary to, not, opposite of deprive of, release, remove, reverse Tri-, tripl-, tripla-, tripli-, or triplo-: into thirds, every third, three, thrice Trans-: across, beyond, changed, through, transferred Tele- or (second sense only) tel- or telo-: distant completion, end
Sym- or syn-: at the same time, the same, together, united, with or along with
Super-, supero-, or supra-: above, exceeding, extra, higher, more than, on, over and above, superior, surpassing, transcending Sub-: almost, below, beneath, nearly, secondary, somewhat, subordinate, under, Semi-: half in quantity or time, or halfway through, incomplete or incompletely, partly, similar to Pseudo- or pseud-: false, spurious, substitute, temporary, related, resembling Proto-: beginning, first, giving rise to, primary Pro-: anterior, before, earlier than, in front of, precursory, prior to, projecting, rudimentary championing, favoring, substituting for, supporting Pre-: anterior to, before, beforehand, earlier than, in advance, in front of, preparatory to, prerequisite to, prior to Post-: after, behind, following, later, posterior, subsequent Poly-: excessive, increased, many, much, multiple, several Philo- or phil-: attracted to, enjoying, loving, requiring
Ped-, (first sense only) pedi-, or pedo-: base, foot child or childhood Para- or par-: abnormal, accessory, almost, alongside of, aside from, beside, beyond, faulty, related, resembling, subsidiary parachute Non-: absence of, lacking, not, other than, reverse of, unimportant, worthless Noct-, nocti-, or nocto-: night or during the night Multi-: many, many times over, more than one or two, multiple, much Mis- or (second sense only) miso-: bad or badly, opposite of, not, suspiciously, unfavorably, wrong or wrongly hatred Micro- or micr-: abnormally small, millionth, minute, pertaining to a minute qualities or a small area, small Meta-: after, behind, beyond, change, later, transcending, transformation Mega- or megal- or megalo-: great, large, million, surpassing Mal-: abnormal or abnormally, bad or badly, inadequate or inadequately Intra-: between layers of, during, within Inter-: among, between, between the limits of, carried on between, derived from two or more, existing between, in the midst of, involving, located between, occurring between, reciprocal or reciprocally, shared by, within In-, il-, im-, or ir-: not before, in or into, on, toward, within Hypo- or hyp-: beneath, down, less than usual, under Homo- or hom-: alike, homosexual, one and the same, similar List of PrefixesĪ- or an-: at, in or in the process of, on not, withoutĪcro- or acr-: beginning, end, height, peak, summit, tip, topĪc-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, as-, or at-: to, toward adjacent to, nearĪfter-: following, lower, rear, resultingĪnte-: before, forward, prior or prior toĪnti- or ant- or anth-: against, alleviating, curing, opposed, opposite, preventingĪrch- or (second sense only) arche- or archi-: chief, extreme, principal original, primary, primitiveĪuto- or aut-: automatic, same one, self or self-actingīi- or (second sense only) bio-: between, double, two, twice biographical, lifeĬo-: alternate, deputy, fellow, in or to the same degree, joint, partner, together, withĬom-, col-, or con-: jointly, together, withĬounter-: against, complementary, contrary, corresponding, duplicate, opposing, retaliatory, substituteĬrypto- or crypt-: coded, covered, hiddenĬyber-: pertaining to computers or computer networksĭe-: derived from something, do the opposite, get off of, reduce, remove from, reverse of, something derived fromĭi- or (first sense only) dia-: containing two, double, twice, twofold: daytimeĭis-: absence or opposite of, completely, deprive of, do the opposite of, exclude or expel from, notĮn- or em-: cause to be, cover, go in or into, provide with, put into or onto, so as to cover, thoroughlyĮpi-: after, attached to, besides, outer, over, upon Many prefixes have variants that are used depending on context or, often, on the first letter of the base word. Note, too, that some prefixes share the spelling of distinct words (for example, under) or have been coined as distinct words themselves by omitting the base word when that word is implied (for example, hyper). (Many scientific and mathematical prefixes have been omitted.) Groups of one or more definitions after a prefix that are separated by a semicolon stem from different senses of the prefix. This post lists prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings. List of Prefixes and Suffixes and their Meanings By Mark Nichol
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