Examples of Prefixes and Suffixes • Prefix For Word 2021

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Prefix For Word

Prefix	Meaning	Examples
de-	away, down, from, reverse, opposite	decode, decrease
dis-	not, opposite, reverse, away	disagree, disappear
ex-	away from, former, out of, lacking	exhale, explosion
il-	not	illegal, illogical
im-	not, without	impossible, improper
in-	not, without	inaction, invisible
mis-	bad, wrong	mislead, misplace
non-	not	nonfiction, nonsense
pre-	before	prefix, prehistory
pro-	before, for, forward	proactive, profess, program
re-	again, back	react, reappear
un-	against, not, opposite	undo, unequal, unusual

Suffix	Meaning	Examples
-y	full of, denoting a condition, or a diminutive	glory, messy, victory
-ness	denoting a state or condition	kindness, wilderness
-ly	forming an adjective	clearly, hourly
-less	without, not affected by	friendless, tireless
-ing	denoting an action, a material, or a gerund	acting, showing
-ily	forming an adverb	eerily, happily, lazily
-ible	forming an adjective	reversible, terrible
-ful	full of	beautiful, grateful
-est	superlative	strongest, tiniest
-er	comparative	bigger, stronger
-al	relating to	annual comical
-able	able to, having the quality of	comfortable, portable