Homework question
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My daughter's homework this week is to think of an adjective, then think of an antonym for it that starts with the same letter. For example 'fragrant - flatulent' They have to try to get 26 of them, one for each letter of the alphabet. So off you go, have fun with it, I have no idea if it is even possible. I'm not really going to give her the answers, but I had a bit of a laugh coming up with amusing pairs, rude ones predictably, and haven't yet managed to get anything for x or z (or quite a few others that I haven't tried to think of so far).
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Sound - Silence
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I think zig and zag are synonyms, they are only opposite in execution, not in meaning.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Hmm, don't know. For me a zag is definitely the complement of a zig.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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Hmm, don't know. For me a zag is definitely the complement of a zig.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
The definitions are the same, on their own they mean the same thing. When you have them together they are opposite to each other. And even more confusing, Zig & Zag have been given a new series that will be aired next year.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Do - Don't Questioner - Questioned Ruler - Ruled Within - Without :-) Added: Sound - Silence Ending - Endless Pointer - Pointed
Avijnata wrote:
Within - Without
With her - without her. With or without her. Wizzard without her. :rolleyes:
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Do - Don't Questioner - Questioned Ruler - Ruled Within - Without :-) Added: Sound - Silence Ending - Endless Pointer - Pointed
Nice, but not all of these are adjectives. :)
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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BillWoodruff wrote:
Zing Zonk
Good idea, they didn't specify English words Calvin & Hobbes[^]
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Hi Chris, you might be surprised at what new words/phrases have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, the palladial/benchmark dictionary: the OED "word of the year" for 2015 is: [^] the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji. underbeard sideboob vape (2014 "word of the year") ruptured duck pod person po-faced tin hat fyi: zing, zonk, and x-factor are all in the OED, while xerographed doesn't appear as a separate entry, I consider it a fair extrapolation from xerography and xerographic which are valid entries. cheers, Bill
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Nice, but not all of these are adjectives. :)
You have just been Sharapova'd.
:thumbsup: My bad. As usual, wrong reading of the spec. :-(
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I think zig and zag are synonyms, they are only opposite in execution, not in meaning.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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My daughter's homework this week is to think of an adjective, then think of an antonym for it that starts with the same letter. For example 'fragrant - flatulent' They have to try to get 26 of them, one for each letter of the alphabet. So off you go, have fun with it, I have no idea if it is even possible. I'm not really going to give her the answers, but I had a bit of a laugh coming up with amusing pairs, rude ones predictably, and haven't yet managed to get anything for x or z (or quite a few others that I haven't tried to think of so far).
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Apple - Android
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My daughter's homework this week is to think of an adjective, then think of an antonym for it that starts with the same letter. For example 'fragrant - flatulent' They have to try to get 26 of them, one for each letter of the alphabet. So off you go, have fun with it, I have no idea if it is even possible. I'm not really going to give her the answers, but I had a bit of a laugh coming up with amusing pairs, rude ones predictably, and haven't yet managed to get anything for x or z (or quite a few others that I haven't tried to think of so far).
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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My daughter's homework this week is to think of an adjective, then think of an antonym for it that starts with the same letter. For example 'fragrant - flatulent' They have to try to get 26 of them, one for each letter of the alphabet. So off you go, have fun with it, I have no idea if it is even possible. I'm not really going to give her the answers, but I had a bit of a laugh coming up with amusing pairs, rude ones predictably, and haven't yet managed to get anything for x or z (or quite a few others that I haven't tried to think of so far).
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Employer - Employee Hairy - Hairless (don't google this one!) Slim - Sumo Major - Minor Cocky - Chicken
There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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Whut?!
There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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Avijnata wrote:
Within - Without
With her - without her. With or without her. Wizzard without her. :rolleyes:
Rage wrote:
Wizzard without her.
Speaking of that, what ever happened to that guy wizardzz? He used to be a regular here in The Lounge, but now he's nowhere to be seen. :(
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Employer - Employee Hairy - Hairless (don't google this one!) Slim - Sumo Major - Minor Cocky - Chicken
There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
Deyan Georgiev wrote:
Cocky - Chicken
When you think about it, this one doesn't make any sense... :doh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Rage wrote:
Wizzard without her.
Speaking of that, what ever happened to that guy wizardzz? He used to be a regular here in The Lounge, but now he's nowhere to be seen. :(
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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The easiest way to know is to ask him : @wizardzz
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Deyan Georgiev wrote:
Cocky - Chicken
When you think about it, this one doesn't make any sense... :doh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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From my master list of words: :laugh: Sour - Sweet Awake - Asleep Careful - Careless Clockwise - Counter-clockwise (?) Harmful - Harmless Maximum - Minimum Thick - Thin Useful - Useless I will add more if I find any.
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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My daughter's homework this week is to think of an adjective, then think of an antonym for it that starts with the same letter. For example 'fragrant - flatulent' They have to try to get 26 of them, one for each letter of the alphabet. So off you go, have fun with it, I have no idea if it is even possible. I'm not really going to give her the answers, but I had a bit of a laugh coming up with amusing pairs, rude ones predictably, and haven't yet managed to get anything for x or z (or quite a few others that I haven't tried to think of so far).
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
How about - faithful : false, faithless featured : flat (as in terrain) foreign : familiar groovy : gross helpful : hurtful intelligent : idiotic, imbecilic joyful, jovial : joyless lovely : lousy normal : nutty, non-normal open : opaque, obstructed passive : pig-headed stop : start (e.g. stop sign : start signal) timely : tardy unhappy : untroubled wide : wiry yucky : yummy zenlike : zesty More of the obvious ones :P wired : wireless windless : windy What was your list?
