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Words that mean the exact opposite of how they sound.

Extralegal: not legal

Inflammable: able to be set a flame.

Do you have any other suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Not sure, but another example is "irregardless"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Don’t “inflammable” and “flammable” mean the same thing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but Inflammable sounds like it isn't flammable

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I was about to argue with you and toss out a bunch of ad hominems on you, but then I looked it up and by golly you’re right. I’m one of the 10,000 today it seems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Shelled and unshelled mean the same thing, same with pitted and unpitted