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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Obscure Opposites #128483 05/16/04 02:51 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon OK - gotcha! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter square yart #128484 05/17/04 05:26 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=69166&page=&view=&sb=&vc=1 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Obscure Opposites #128485 05/18/04 11:28 PM Joined: May 2004 Posts: 6 W wordmatters OP stranger OP wordmatters stranger W Joined: May 2004 Posts: 6 The answers I had in mind were: a) nocturnal: diurnal b) retroactive: prospective Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Obscure Opposites #128486 05/19/04 12:50 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky b) retroactive: prospective Huh. I'd have said proactive. (pro-active?) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Obscure Opposites #128487 05/19/04 03:35 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 b) retroactive: prospective I of got to admit that's not the one that was (and still is) lurking in the tips have my fingers. And, Jackie? proactive is the opposite of reactive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,935 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 831 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,923 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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