Dissonyms

We have separated the list into several categories.

PURE DISSONYMS
affect
agape
attribute
axes
bass
bow
buffet
close
combine
compact
conduct
conference
console
consumate
consume
content
contract
converse
defect
deliberate
desert
do?
does
doing?
dove
drawer
entrance
evening
expose
flower?
glower?
has
import
incense
intimate
invalid
lead
liver?
minute
moped
mow
number
object
overage
patent
peaked
present
primer
proceeds
produce
project
pussy
putting
ragged
recreation
refuse
release
reserve
resign
resort
resume
retire?
row
rugged
sake
secretive
sewer
skied?
slaver
slough
sow
supply
tarry
tear
tower
unionize?
wicked
wind
wound

DISSED DYSSONYMS
PROPER NAMES GRAMATICAL DISSONYMS
August
Job
Lima
Polish
abuse
blessed
confines
consumate
excuse
ferment
graduate
house
learned
live
moderate
primer?
read
refuse
separate
syndicate
use
Accent change
absent
address
combat
commune
compound
compress
conflict
consort
contest
contrast
convert
convict
digest
escort
exploit
insert
insult
intern
perfect
permit
progress
protest
rebel
recess
record
refund
reject
subject
suspect
transplant
transport
upset

red => relatively recent additions
? => OK, these are pretty questionable.

REJECTED

We thought it might be a dissonym, but...

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last updated 10/18/03