Words that aren't the opposite of anything

[thalberg]

Okay, ever notice all those words that are supposedly the opposite of something but the 'original' never shows up?

Inept......."Oh yes, he's very socially ept"
Discombobulated......"I'm feeling very combobulated today."
Dissheveled....."You look wonderful! Very sheveled."

Add more please

[jlh]

Undulate

[jlh]

Incantation

[jlh]

Disgruntled

[thalberg]

Disgruntled

"The manager received a bouquet of flowers from a gruntled employee."

[dnephi]

Cleave has two meanings which are antonyms of each other.

Off-topic, nonetheless.

Nevertheless?  I'm going to do it theless.

[kd]

flammable means the same as its opposite im-

Not exactly what thalberg wants, but still funny.

[prometheus]

Male & female

Both characteristics of humans, so very similar and clearly not opposites.

Black & white

Both 'colours' so very similar concepts.

[pianogeek_cz]

LOL & Gruntled and Undulate..! 

Intel.  (I've got a very reliable processor from Tel! )
Miscellaneous. (This item cannot be just thrown aside, it is most cellaneous!)
Antique. (Do not be decieved by the tarnish, it is a most que and up-to-date toaster!)
Underdog. (In the outlook for 2020, China is definitely the derdog for economical hegemony.)
Imbecile. (Wow! I've always wanted such a becile teacher!)
Inventor. (That guy is just so obsolete, a total ventor.)

[prometheus]

How geekish, that's funny.

[pianogeek_cz]

Black & white

Both 'colours' so very similar concepts.

Similar concepts, but within the frame "colors", the opposites.

Black - absence of any frequency of visible light, White - maximum of all frequencies of visible light.

[pianistimo]

conviviality

[ahinton]

conviviality

pianistimisation

Best,

Alistair

[jlh]

Intimate

(Sweety, it's time to be timate, do you have your clothes on?)

[bench warmer]

Some of these responses are  Outlandish.

No "Landish";  No "Inlandish"

[jlh]

Some words seem to be opposites, but are the same. 

INflammable -- same as flammable (from the English enflame -- or to burst INto flames)
IRregardless -- superfluous redundancy
INland -- IN is not a negative here

[ahinton]

Some of these responses are  Outlandish.

No "Landish";  No "Inlandish"

That one reminds me of another subject - that of composer comparatives. Someone who presumably didn't think much of those oft-used ones pronounced as "Beethoveenian" and "Wagneerian" (after all, who are "Beethoveen" and "Wagneer"?) once proposed a few better ones, commencing with "Coplandish". In another thread in this section, you can now amuse yourselves by thinking up some good ones...

Best,

Alistair

[pianolearner]

- UNderstand
- UNited
- UNity
- UNiform

[G.W.K]

Discombobulated..."I'm feeling very combobulated today."

I always use the word "Discombobulated"! I was one of the few to use that word here on PianoStreet. It is a shame that you are not asking for words that are the opposite of each other...I could answer that very easily. I would answer "oxymoron".

Sorry this post is useless and pointless!

G.W.K