Point  

Small  |  Large

Solid  |  Outlined, empty

Negative  |  Positive

Precise  |  Diffuse, vague, blurred

Virtual  |  Actual

2-dimensional  |  3-dimensional

Wide  |  Narrow

Minute  |  Vast

Angular  |  Circular

Connected  |  Separated

Moving  |  Still

Concave  |  Convex

Raised  |  Recessed

Light  |  Heavy

Simple  |  Complex, compound

Mechanical  |  Natural, organic

Line

Straight  |  Curved

Regular, even  |  Fluctuating, jerky

Precise, sharp  |  Diffuse, blurred

Continuous  |  Broken

Virtual, imaginary  |  Actual, real

Direct, controlled  |  Meandering, random, accidental

Narrow  |  Wide

1-directional  |  Winding, vermicular

Long  |  Short

Ruled  |  Freehand

Mechanical  |  Natural, organic

Raised  |  Recessed, incised

Thick  |  Thin

Connected  |  Disconnected, separated

Paralleling  |  Oblique, perpendicular

Even  |  Tapering

Smooth  |  Rough

Positive  |  Negative

Plane

Rectilinear  |  Curvilinear

Straight  |  Curved

Convex  |  Concave

Flat  |  Warped, curved, bent

Solid  |  Empty, outlined, perforated

Edge  |  Surface

Surface  |  Front, back, inside, outside, between, around

Opaque  |  Transparent, translucent

Large, thick, wide  |  Small, thin, narrow

Textured  |  Smooth

Paralleling  |  Oblique, perpendicular

Adjacent  |  Interpenetrating

Flat  |  Raised, recessed

Moving  |  Still

Clear, sharp  |  Cloudy, diffuse

Volume

Solid, closed, full  |  Open, empty

Angular  |   Linear, curved

Opaque   |  Transparent

Still  |   Moving in whole or part

Mass  |   Void

Positive  |  Negative

Defined by contour  |  Defined by axis lines

Enclosed  |  Open

Size

Long, tall  |  Short

High  |  Low

Thick  |  Thin, shallow

Wide  |  Narrow

Large  |  Small

Vast, enormous  |  Minute, microscopic

Expanding  |  Contracting

Enlargin  |  Diminishing

Changing  |  Unchanging

In human scale  |  Beyond human scale

Similar  |  Different, varied

Regular, even  |  Irregular, uneven

Reduced  |  Blown-up, enlarged

Normal  |  Exaggerated

Uniform  |  Gradated

Shape

Straight  |  Curved

Angular  |  Circular

Straight or curved  |  Straight and curved

Simple  |  Complex

Symmetrical  |  Asymmetrical

Geometric  |  Biomorphic

Crystalline  |  Cellular

Formed from within  |  Formed from without

Whole, total  |  Subtracted from, added to

Closed  |  Open

Positive  |  Negative

Actual  |  Virtual

Single  |  Combined

Number

Single  |  Double, triple, repeated

Part, unit  |  Whole, total

Few  |  Many, myriad

One  |  Group, mass, cluster

Simple  |  Compound

Equal  |  Unequal

Odd  |  Even

Primary  |  Secondary

Fraction  |  Whole, multiple

Density

Close  |  Spread out

Thick, solid  |  Thin

Compact  |  Loose

Massed  |  Separated

Concentrated  |  Diluted

Cluttered  |  Spacious

Localized  |  Scattered

Clustered  |  Isolated, dispersed

Compressed  |  Expanded

Uniform  |  Gradated

Interval (space)

Small  |  Large

Short  |  Long

Close  |  Distant

Equispaced  |  Gradated

Regular, ordered  |  Irregular

Progressive  |  Random

Connected  |  Disconnected

Near, adjacent  |  Far away, far apart

Interval (time)

Frequent, periodic  |  Infrequent, seldom

Regular  |  Irregular

Position 

Vertical  |  Horizontal

Perpendicular  |  Parallel, at an angle

Left, left side  |  Right, right side

Front, in front of  |  Back, behind

Center  |  Periphery, edge, circumference

Inside, within  |  Outside, without

On, over, above  |  Below, under, between, around, among

Near, close, nearby, adjacent  |  Far, distant

Raised, protruding  |  Recessed, incised

Isolated  |  Entangled, intermeshing, interweaving

Still, stationary  |  Moving, changing

Hanging, suspended  |  Supported

Joined, linked, attached  |  Detached, held by intermediary

Remote  |  Connections

Symmetrical  |  Asymmetrical

Aligned  |  Displaced, nonaligned

Center  |  Ends, extremities, corners

Movement and space (size)   

Large  |  Small

Sweeping  |  Tight, rigid, cramped

Long, stretched  |  Short, compressed

Hovering  |  Extended

Straight  |  Curved, rotating, encircling

Direct  |  Winding, undulating, rolling, twisting

Zigzagging  |  Spiraling, circling, serpentine

Restricted  |  Meandering, random, uncertain

Simple  |  Complicated, compound

Movement and space (direction)    

Upward  |  Downward

Rising, lifting, floating  |  Lowering, dropping

Horizontal  |  Vertical

Parallel  |  At an angle

Forward  |  Backward, sideways, reversed, swaying

Right  |  Left

North  |  South

East  |  West

Toward a center, inward  |  Away from center, outward

Concentric  |  Radiating

Centripedal  |  Centrifugal

Contracting, compressing  |  Expanding, stretching

One-directional  |  Multidirectional

Around, rotating   | Up, down, through

Expelling, repelling  |  Absorbing, attracting

Opening  |  Closing

Converging  |  Diverging, shifting, veering

Bouncing  |  Thrusting, sliding

Clockwise  |  Counterclockwise

Advancing  |  Receding

Revolving, rotating  |  Pendular, rocking

Falling, plunging  |  Rising, sliding

Vertical, horizontal  |  Lateral, oblique

Movement and time (rate)

Slow, ponderous  |  Fast, swift, racing

Speeding  |  Crawling

Smooth, flowing  |  Jerky, leaping

Regular  |  Irregular, fluctuating

Even  |  Uneven, syncopated

Rhythmic  |  Random, accidental, unexpected

Active  |  Inactive

Starting  |  Stopping, continuing

Pulsing, stirring  |  Vibrating, shaking, jiggling

Changing  |  Unchanging, repeating

Controlled, ordered  |  Uncontrolled, chaotic

Continuous  |  Discontinuous

Energetic, intense  |  Languorous

Uniform  |  Increasing, decreasing, changing

Visible  |  Too fast to see, too slow to see

Within a short time, briefly  |  Over a long time, extended

Continuous  |  Discontinuous, interrupted, arrested

Lasting, enduring  |  Immediate, instantaneous, temporary

Perpetual, incessant  |  Fleeting, brief

Prolonged, drawn out, delayed  |  Stopped short, sudden

Continuing to completion  |  Incomplete, fugitive

Accelerated  |  Decelerated, reduced, ceased

Constant, during a phase  |  Changing, erratic

Often, many  |  Seldom, few

Regular  |  Irregular

In a ration  |  Random