SOME    DIALECTICAL (OPPOSING AND BALANCNG)   PAIRS    

 

Atoms

                     absorption           ----------                    emission 

                     atoms                   ----------                    particles

                     electrons              ----------                    protons

                     ordered                ----------                    mixed (or chaotic)

                     organised             ----------                    disorganised  (or chaotic)   

Science

                     acceleration       -----------                    deceleration                       

                     action                  ----------                     reaction  

                     alkaline               ----------                     acidic 

                     attraction           ----------                      repulsion

                     dense                  ----------                      light

                     diffuse                 ----------                      concentrate

                     energise              ----------                       deenergise

                     float                     ----------                       sink 

                     mind                    ----------                       body

                     psyche                 ----------                       physique

                     sense                   ----------                       nonsense  

                     signal                   ----------                       noise

                     soft                      ----------                        hard

                     sensitive              ----------                       numb (or insensitive)

                     speeding             ----------                        slowing

Earth (groupwise)

                     animals               ----------                       plants

                     carnivores          ----------                       herbivores 

                     community        ----------                        individual

                     oceans                ----------                       lands

                     prey                     -----------                      predator

Humans, Life and Works

                     abstain              -----------                      indulge        

                     active                 ----------                       inert (e.g. Idle, passive)

                    clear                    ----------                       vague (or muddy ??)

                    coherent            ----------                        mixed  (or  fussy)

                    consistent           ----------                       inconsistent   

                    expression          ----------                       impression

                    girls                      ----------                       boys

                    individual            ----------                       group (e.g., family, society)

                    input                    ----------                       output

                    easy ways           ----------                       hard ways      

                    light works         ----------                       hard works

                    like                       ----------                      dislike (or averse, hostile)

                    logical                  ----------                     illogical

                    males                  ----------                      females

                   moral                   ----------                     immoral

                    normal                ----------                      abnormal (e.g, subnormal, supernormal )

                    physical              ----------                       mental

                    private                ----------                       public

                    produce              ----------                       consume

                    pure                     ----------                       dirty (or mixed)

                    rich                      ----------                        poor

                    save                     ----------                       spend

                    society                ----------                        members (e.g.,citizens, families)

                    sweet                  ----------                        sour

                    upper  class       ----------                         lower class        

                    well done           ----------                         ill done                                                                                                            

                    virtue                  ----------                         sin

Qualities and quantities    

                    bright                  ----------                         dim

                    confidence         ----------                         doubt

                    correct                ----------                         corrupt

                    deep                    ---------                           shallow

                   dark                      ----------                         light

                   funny                    ----------                        serious

                  good                      ----------                         bad

                  high                       ----------                         low

                  honour                  ----------                         dishonour

                  independent        ----------                         dependent

                  Individualistic      ----------                          sociable

                  Integrative           ----------                          superficial (or partial)

                  Intelligent            ----------                          foolish (or fussy)

                  Love                      ----------                           hate

                  objective             ----------                            subjective  

                  rational               ----------                           irrational            

                  real                      ----------                            fake

                  right                    ----------                             wrong

                  short  term        ----------                             long term

                  small                   ----------                             big

                  thin                     ----------                              thick   

 

 

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