http://www.wordnik.com/lists/contronympho.xml A list of my most favorite contronyms, words that 'defeat themselves' by having multiple-meanings which contradict. Also called antagonyms, auto-antonyms, autantonyms, Janus words, and self-antonyms. These can make the most devilish word plays. If you like these, check out this longer, less <a href="/words/hypersnickety">hypersnickety</a> list by oroboros. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/discipline Fri, 15 May 2009 20:01:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/discipline http://www.wordnik.com/words/supplement Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:55:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/supplement http://www.wordnik.com/words/zero Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:17:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/zero http://www.wordnik.com/words/match Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:01:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/match http://www.wordnik.com/words/disperse Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:04:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/disperse http://www.wordnik.com/words/doctor Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:45:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/doctor http://www.wordnik.com/words/just Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:33:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/just http://www.wordnik.com/words/flame Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:32:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/flame http://www.wordnik.com/words/rear Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:39:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rear http://www.wordnik.com/words/diet Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:32:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/diet http://www.wordnik.com/words/stay Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:32:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stay http://www.wordnik.com/words/toast Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:22:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/toast http://www.wordnik.com/words/rage Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:21:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rage http://www.wordnik.com/words/rabid Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:24:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rabid http://www.wordnik.com/words/swear Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:32:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/swear http://www.wordnik.com/words/hedge Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:16:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hedge http://www.wordnik.com/words/let Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:31:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/let http://www.wordnik.com/words/sap Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:47:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sap http://www.wordnik.com/words/unbelievable Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:48:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/unbelievable http://www.wordnik.com/words/downhill Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/downhill http://www.wordnik.com/words/mean Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:01:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mean http://www.wordnik.com/words/sanction Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:29:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sanction http://www.wordnik.com/words/skirt Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:37:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/skirt http://www.wordnik.com/words/blaze Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:05:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blaze http://www.wordnik.com/words/plunge Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:00:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/plunge http://www.wordnik.com/words/stark Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:42:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stark http://www.wordnik.com/words/trying Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:03:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/trying http://www.wordnik.com/words/either Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/either http://www.wordnik.com/words/dusting Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:58:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dusting http://www.wordnik.com/words/indescribable Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:58:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/indescribable http://www.wordnik.com/words/buckle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:57:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/buckle http://www.wordnik.com/words/enduring Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:56:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/enduring http://www.wordnik.com/words/critical Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:55:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/critical http://www.wordnik.com/words/clip Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:54:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clip http://www.wordnik.com/words/skin Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/skin http://www.wordnik.com/words/x Fri, 23 May 2008 19:47:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/x http://www.wordnik.com/words/hysterical Fri, 23 May 2008 19:23:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hysterical http://www.wordnik.com/words/original Wed, 14 May 2008 18:34:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/original http://www.wordnik.com/words/radical Wed, 14 May 2008 18:31:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/radical http://www.wordnik.com/words/terrific Wed, 14 May 2008 18:31:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/terrific http://www.wordnik.com/words/learn Wed, 14 May 2008 18:28:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/learn http://www.wordnik.com/words/cool Wed, 14 May 2008 18:26:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cool http://www.wordnik.com/words/certain Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/certain http://www.wordnik.com/words/bill Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bill http://www.wordnik.com/words/screen Tue, 13 May 2008 23:38:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/screen http://www.wordnik.com/words/temper Tue, 13 May 2008 23:38:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/temper http://www.wordnik.com/words/bound Tue, 13 May 2008 23:35:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bound http://www.wordnik.com/words/exploit Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/exploit http://www.wordnik.com/words/bad Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bad http://www.wordnik.com/words/patronize Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/patronize http://www.wordnik.com/words/spare Tue, 13 May 2008 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spare http://www.wordnik.com/words/go Tue, 13 May 2008 23:25:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/go http://www.wordnik.com/words/fit Tue, 13 May 2008 23:23:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fit http://www.wordnik.com/words/gag Tue, 13 May 2008 23:23:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gag http://www.wordnik.com/words/close Tue, 13 May 2008 23:23:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/close http://www.wordnik.com/words/asylum Tue, 13 May 2008 23:22:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/asylum http://www.wordnik.com/words/save Tue, 13 May 2008 23:20:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/save http://www.wordnik.com/words/charge Tue, 13 May 2008 23:20:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/charge http://www.wordnik.com/words/off Tue, 13 May 2008 22:38:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/off http://www.wordnik.com/words/left Tue, 13 May 2008 22:36:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/left http://www.wordnik.com/words/garnish Tue, 13 May 2008 22:35:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/garnish http://www.wordnik.com/words/custom Tue, 13 May 2008 22:31:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/custom http://www.wordnik.com/words/bolt Tue, 13 May 2008 22:29:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bolt http://www.wordnik.com/words/execute Tue, 13 May 2008 22:27:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/execute http://www.wordnik.com/words/before Tue, 13 May 2008 22:26:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/before http://www.wordnik.com/words/clear Tue, 13 May 2008 22:20:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clear http://www.wordnik.com/words/identify Tue, 13 May 2008 22:20:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/identify http://www.wordnik.com/words/over Tue, 13 May 2008 22:13:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/over