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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Kangaroo Words #142372 04/23/2005 4:28 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City From Dr. Bill, this link to Richard Lederer's page on words containing their own synonyms. The letters can be separated, but must be in order. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0802/lederer080802.asp Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kangaroo Words #142373 04/23/2005 7:11 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ This seems a little stretched: [quote]I have also spotted two kangaroos that carry a joey and its antonym: *encourage transports urge and enrage Enrage as an antonym of urge? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kangaroo Words inselpeter #216887 06/02/2014 11:57 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK I have just been looking at this old thread. There are a surprising number of other "kangaroo words". Here is another containing both a synonym and an antonym: fabrication – fiction [synonym] fabrication – fact [antonym] Other kangaroo words I have come up with: ungainly – ugly cornet – cone gigantic – giant traitor – rat indolent – idle stellar – star discourteous – curt median – mean regulate – rule education – Eton routine – rote enthusiast – nut eliminate – mate (in chess) Wordsmith – wit, worth absorbing – boring [antonym] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kangaroo Words inselpeter #217072 06/14/2014 1:24 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia perambulate - ramble, amble live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kangaroo Words inselpeter #217073 06/14/2014 1:34 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Kangaroo Words is a great link for reference live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Full Circle Bazr #217090 06/15/2014 12:08 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Isn'i that the very link that began this thread? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Full Circle inselpeter #217095 06/15/2014 9:56 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Just emphasizing it's a great reference. live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 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 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

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