Positive | Negative |
+ | – |
0 | 1 |
Black | White |
Dark | Light |
Good | Bad |
Life | Death |
True | False |
Up | Down |
Left | Right |
In | Out |
Start | Stop |
Beginning | End |
On | Off |
Love | Hatred |
Pro | Anti |
Open | Closed |
High | Low |
Hard | Soft |
Forward | Backward |
Divergent | Convergent |
North | South |
West | East |
Ying | Yang |
Hot | Cold |
This table was made to describe the omnipresence of polarities/antonyms in our world. I’m sure there are many more, so feel free to add ones in the comments.
The long list of these kinds of words makes me question which fundamental role they play in our universe. Many of the words you can read above are the core of physics, technology, morality and society. With some you can also wonder whether they are part of the same coin, from a different perspective. While some polarities know some middle ground, some are categorical.