binary opposition
pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning
yes and no
words of affirmation (yes) and negation or contradiction (no)
enclave or exclave
geographic descriptions of territories
youth and old age
binary opposition
analytic and synthetic
in linguistics, typological categories for grammatical forms
beginning and end
binary opposition
black and white
binary opposition
left and right
relative directions
vertical and horizontal
directional planes
male and female
sexual dichotomy
water and fire
binary opposition
good and evil
dichotomy in religion, ethics, and philosophy
top-down and bottom-up
programming approaches
easy and difficult
literary theme
objectivism
basic distinction in philosophy
day and night
literary theme
wise and fool people
rhetorical device contrasting the behavior of wise people with that of fools
long and short scales
two of several different large-number naming systems for integer powers of ten
down and up
relative directions
innocent and guilty
opposite concepts together; often in allegorical compositions
better and worse
binary opposition
long run and short run
concept in economics
light and darkness
metaphorical contrast of white and black
backwards and forwards
relative directions
near and far
binary opposition
introversion and extraversion
personality trait
homogeneity and heterogeneity
concepts relating to the uniformity a group's characteristics
front and back
pair of two concepts for the sides of an item
promotion and relegation
sporting term
online and offline
terms for being connected to, or disconnected from, the Internet
subject and object
philosophy terms referring to an observer versus the thing observed