List of English prefixes

Prefix aa- / anaabacr(o)ad aer(o)agr(o)ambiamphian(a)andrAngloanteanthrop(o)antiapoarchastroaudioautobebebibi(o)bibli(o)bradybronch(o)Meaning Example verb >predicative adjective with progressive aspect afloat, atremble not, without, opposite to on, at; in a state of, engaged in away high, up toward air relating to farming, field two, both two, both, on both sides out of man English or British before relating to human beings against away, different from supreme, highest, worst star hearing self cause to become equipped with, covered with, (pejorative ) two life relating to books slow relating to breathing apolitical, asexual, asymmetry afoot, alive, asleep, ashore abduction, absolutism, Acropolis adhere, adductor (muscle) aeronautics, aeroplane agriculture ambidextrous, ambitendency amphitheater, amphibian anachronism androgyny, android, androgen Anglo-Irish, anglophile antebellum anthropology,anthropocentrism anti-war, antivirus, anti-human apomorphine, apotherapy arch-rival, archangel astrobiology, astrology audition, audiotape autobiography, automatic becloud, befriend, belittle becalm, bedazzle, bewitch bicycle, bilingual, bisexuality biology, biography, biosphere bibliophilia, bibliography bradycardia bronchitis

bycardi(o)cent-, centi chron(o)circumcon-/com- contracountercryocryptocyt(o)dedec(a)deci demidem(o)derm(a)didiadisdis-/di-/difdu-/duodynam(o)dysecto(s)en-/emencephal(o)end(o)epieu-

subordinate, secondary; around heart hundred or hundredth time around together or with opposite against, in opposition to ice hidden, secret cell reverse action; removal of something ten one tenth half people, nation skin two through reverse action; opposite attitude apart two power , force bad, deformed, abnormal outside to make into, to put into, to get into brain inside, within upon, at, close upon, in addition good

by-product; by-pass cardiovascular centenary, centipede chronology, chronograph circumcision, circumference confederation, colleague, contradict, contraindication counteract, counterpart cryogenics cryptography cytoplasm , cytology deactivate; defrost decamerous deciliter demigod demographics , democracy dermatology , dermatitis dioxide, dilemma dialysis, diameter disconnect, disloyal differ, dissect, divide duet dynamic , dynamite , dynamo dyspepsia , dystrophy ectoskeleton enmesh, empower, encage encephalitis endocentric, endoplasm epicenter, epidermis eulogy, euthanasia, euphemism

exexex(o)extraflor(i)forforeFrancogeogynhaem(o)hemiheterohomohex(a)holohydrohyperhypoideoidioinin-

former out of outside outside relating to flowers prohibition before, in front French, France relating to the earth or its surface female blood half different same six complete, whole relating to water, or using water above, over under or below something, low image, idea individual, personal, unique in, into, within; on, upon extremely

ex-husband, ex-boss exit, export exoskeleton, exocentric extracurricular, extra-linguistic florist forbid forearm, forehand, forerunner Francophile geography gynaecology , gynoid haemorrhage, haematology hemimorphic heterosexual homogenous, homologous hexapod holistic hydroelectricity hyperthermia, hyperactive hypothermia, hypodermic ideograph idiolect, idiopathic Insert, incage inflammable , invaluable illicit, impossible, inexact infrared interact, intercede, interstate intravenous isochromatic, isotherm kilogram , kilowatt macrobiotic, macrocosm

in-, il-, im-, ir- not, opposite of infrainterintraisokilo macr(o)below, beneath among, between inside, within equal thousand long, large in size

malmaximega(lo)metamicromidmidimilli minimismono, monmulti-, multneoneurononnonob-

bad(ly) very long, very large great, large after, along with, beyond, among, behind small middle medium-sized thousandth small wrong, astray sole, only many new nerve not nine towards, against, in the way of

malnourish, maladjusted maxi-skirt megastar, megalopolis metabolism, meta-theory microbacillus, microscope midlife midi-length milligram , milliliter minimarket, mini-room misinformation, misguide monogamy multangular, multi-storey neolithic neurology nonexistent nonagon obedience, object octane , octopod , octagon omnipotent, omnipresent orthodontics, orthotropic outreach, outcome overreact, overact paleolithic pan-African, pandemic parallel pedestrian pentagon perforate; pervert period, periphrastic photoelectric, photography

oct(o)-,oct(a)- eight omniorthooutoverpaleopanparapedpent(a)perperiphotoall correcting or straightening better, faster, longer, beyond too much old all, worldwide beside, beyond foot five through; bad about, around, round light

podpolypostpreproproproprotopseudopsych(o)pyroquadr-, quartquasiquin(que)quint(i)reretrorect(i)semisept(a)sex(i)Sinosub-, supsupersuprasur-

foot many after before substitute, deputy before for, on the side of first, original false, imitation mind fire four partly, almost, appearing to be but not really five , into five parts fifth, five again, back backwards proper, straight half seven six Chinese below, under above, over above, over above, over

podiatrist polygon, polyhedron post-election, post-graduation predict, prepare proconsul procambium pro-life protoplasm, prototype pseudonym psychiatry pyrokinetic quadrangle, quadruplet, quasi-religious quinquesection quintiped rerun retrograde rectify, rectangle semicircle heptachord sexivalent Sino-American relations substandard, support supervisor suprarenal surreal, surrender synthesis, symbol, syllable tachycardia , tachometer technical telegraph, television

syn-/sy-/syl-... together, with tach(y)-, technotelefast, speed craft, skill at a distance

transtritwiultraunununderuniupvicewithzoo-

across three two beyond not, opposite of reverse action, deprive of, release from below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity, lesser, one greater, higher, or better deputy against relating to animals

transverse tricycle twibill, twilight ultraviolet, ultramagnetic unnecessary, unequal undo, untie underachieve, underground unicycle upgrade, uplift vice-president, vice-principal withstand zoomorphic , zoology