On the Contrary: Don't Distress: Words With Irregular Opposites

Up, down, left, right: many words have easy opposites that we all know. Or sometimes we just add un-, anti-, or dis- in front of a word and that takes care of it. But what about words that don't follow the rules? Check out this list and see how many you know!

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