is there an opposite to every adjective?

Question

i think there is but can you think of any that dont?

Answer 1

Think not about the adjectives themselves, but the concepts they represent. Humans understand the world around them by putting everything into categories. Good and bad, bright and dark, light and heavy: we tend to make categories in balanced pairs so things stay simple. Even when the adjectives get a bit more complex, there is almost always a word that means the opposite. But because language evolves naturally, no one sits down and says "this word means this and that word means its opposite." This is true for the English language in particular, because it draws from several different language families and was not standardized until the past few centuries.

Even though there may be two or three or a dozen words that could be used as opposites for an adjective, each independent pair is subject to argument. For example, what is the opposite of "zany?" Calm? Boring? Sensible? Conventional? A dictionary may give you an antonym or two, but be assured the list is longer. It depends on how picky you are. Who is to say which is exactly the opposite? One could argue that there isn't an exact opposite, unless you say "not zany" or add some other negative prefix.

How about colors? Is there really an opposite of "blue"? One may argue that naturally, there isn't one. But society has constructed the color wheel to understand color, and so an art class will teach you that the opposite of "blue" is "orange."

In general, if there is an opposite idea, there is an opposite adjective. But when you get into more specific ideas, it gets more and more difficult to find a word that means exactly the opposite of something. Yet if you give someone enough time, and they'll find an opposite to just about anything. Language is flexible and inherently subjective: that's how it evolves. The catch is that it's all a matter of opinion.

Answer 2

Yes - I'm 99.9 % certain that for every adjective, there is at least one antonym. Very often, opposites are created by adding a prefix that denotes opposite. Like... typical and atypical.

Answer 3

Some colours - brown,pink grey etc..
central,middle
round,square,rectangular, elliptical..
oblique