For example, "flammable" and "inflammable" both describe an object that can easily catch on fire. I can also think of "ceased" and "deceased", both of which can mean someone or something has been brought to an end.

edit: Some people are including words that can also mean its opposite (like sanction or table), those are cool too! The more weird words, the better!

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[–] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think valuable / invaluable actually have different meanings. Something which is invaluable, is so important a value should not be assigned.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Valuable member of society

    Invaluable member of society

    Neither case leads to a tangible valuation of the member as both have positive meanings. Invaluable is sort of like valuable+1, but both are just invaluable superlatives.

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