enantio-

UK/ɛnˈæntɪəʊ/UK/ɛˌnæntɪˈɒ/

prefix

Opposite, opposed, opposing.

“Near-synonyms: anti-, ant-, contra-, contro-, counter-”

Similar
anti-ant-contra-contro-counter-
OriginAncient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os) ← Proto-Hellenic *antíos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Opposite, opposed, opposing.

    Near-synonyms: anti-, ant-, contra-, contro-, counter-

    Synonyms: anti-, ant-, contra-, contro-, counter-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixOpposite, opposed, opposing.

Similar
anti-ant-contra-contro-counter-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Ancient Greekἐν (en)
  3. Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*antíos
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os)
  8. Ancient Greekἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)
  9. Englishenantio-

From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”), its English equivalent literally being en- + anti-.

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Translations

French énantio-
  • énantio-opposite
German gegen-
  • gegen-opposite
Italian enantio-
  • enantio-opposite
Cite this entry
APA

enantio-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantio-

MLA

“enantio-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantio-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enantio-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantio-.

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