100 Suffix Words List with Meanings and Examples

Some letters change the function of a word in a sentence when added with these words. They are either attached before the word or after it. The group of letters which come at the end of the word are called Suffixes. Each suffix has its own meaning which completely changes the sense of the word.
Suffixes make one root word be used in different meanings without a need to memorize a lot of vocabulary words. Suffix itself makes vocabulary rich and easy to be used in daily life.
Many suffixes being used, for example, -ly, -less, -ous, -tion, -ness.
Let’s take an example of a very common word act. By the use of different suffixes, it becomes action, active, activity, activeness, activates, actively, actor, and so on. This shows how suffixes add a variety of words in the English language. It also makes the English language easy and interesting to learn.
Here is a long list of suffixes with examples one must remember.

Noun  Suffix Words List

Suffixes	Meaning	Examples
-ness	state of being	heaviness, highness, sickness, dryness, coolness, baldness
acy	quality	democracy, accuracy, lunacy, democracy, diplomacy, supremacy, autocracy, immediacy, obstinacy, intricacy, theocracy
-ist	person	geologist, protagonist, sexist, scientist, theorist, communist, receptionist, technologist, nutritionist, antifeminist, phlebotomist, editorialist,
-al	process of	remedial, denial, personal, trial, criminal, arrival, seasonal, global, magical, national
-en	become	sharpen, strengthen, loosen
-tion	state of being	position, promotion, ambition, pollution, revolution, affection, caution, option, solution, revolution
-ise	become	publicize, synthesize, hypnotize, advertise, advise, apprise, arise, chastise, circumcise, comprise, compromise
-or	person	creator, ablator, collaborator, inventor, abductor, irritator, franchisor
-ty	quality of	extremity, validity, enormity, susceptibility, territoriality, respectability, sentimentality, intentionality,
-ment	condition	enchantment,  argument, adjustment, achievement, amazement, punishment, payment,
-dom	state of being	freedom, stardom, boredom, seldom, wisdom
-ence	quality of	ambiance, consequence, absence, convenience, experience, patience
-fy	make or become	justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy, personify, diversify, electrify
-ate	become	mediate, collaborate, create, deliberate, duplicate, estimate, moderate, private, approximate
-ism	belief	judaism, skepticism, escapism, exceptionalism, existentialism, despotism
-ship	position held	friendship, hardship, internship, flagship, hardship, township, lordship, kingship, starship, headship, wardship
-er	the object that does a specified action	teacher, interpreter, reader, writer, listener, reporter, watcher
-ance	state	tolerance, nuisance, importance, acceptance, assistance, appearance, compliance, resistance, attendance, reluctance

Verb  Suffix Words List

Suffixes	Meanings	Examples
-en	become	sharpen, strengthen, loosen, brighten, darken, deepen
-fy	Make	Justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy, diversify, intensify, exemplify, indemnify, demystify, personify, speechify, electrify.
-ate	become	mediate, collaborate, create, accurate, appropriate, certificate, climate
-ise	Become	publicize, synthesize, hypnotize, advertise, advise, apprise, arise, chastise, circumcise, comprise, compromise.

Adjective Suffix Words List

Suffix	meaning	Example
–ible	ability	flexible, sensible, possible, impossible, horrible, terrible, legible/illegible, flexible, inflexible, accessible, inaccessible, compatible, incompatible, comprehensible, credible, incredible, digestible, feasible, unfeasible, plausible, implausible, credible, incredible, resistible, irresistible, gullible, edible, inedible,
–ish	a little	greenish, accomplish, relinquish, extinguish, outlandish, amateurish, impoverish, silverfish, cuttlefish.
–able	able to be	suitable, capable, comfortable, valuable, acceptable, remarkable, stable
–some	a tendency to	quarrelsome, handsome, gruesome, fearsome, tiresome, foursome, lonesome, liposome, ribosome
-en	made of	woolen, golden, wooden, sweeten, harden, flatten, lighten
-ful	full of	beautiful, powerful. grateful. colorful. doubtful. unlawful. peaceful. faithful. dreadful.
–like	similar to	lifelike, seamanlike, manlike, workmanlike, canelike, nutlike, sylphlike, apelike, trancelike.
–less	without	careless, meaningless, harmless, ruthless, countless, restless, careless, needless, reckless, pointless, breathless, powerless, relentless, motionless, worthless, stainless, lifeless, timeless
–ous	full of	cerous, comous, cymous, famous, fucous, iodous, joyous, lupous, miaous, mucous, nodous, odious, osmous, parous, pilous

Adverbs Suffix

Suffix	Meaning	Example
–ly	in a manner	quickly, badly, beautifully, boldly, bravely, breathlessly, carefully, certainly, correctly, dangerously, dutifully, eagerly, effortlessly, evenly, eventually
–ward	shows direction	forward, downward, backward, westward, eastward, windward, untoward, homeward, leftward.
–wise	in a manner of	crabwise, umbrellawise, castlewise, circularwise, flockwise, yokewise, zigzagwise, spirewise, choirwise.
–ways	shows direction	sideways, edgeways, fessways, lengthways, sunways, slantways

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