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Topic Options #142372 - 04/23/05 12:28 PM Kangaroo Words inselpeter Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/14/01 Posts: 2379 Loc: 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 Top #142373 - 04/23/05 03:11 PM Re: Kangaroo Words Vernon Compton enthusiast Registered: 06/29/01 Posts: 273 Loc: 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? Top #216887 - 06/02/14 07:57 AM Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter] A C Bowden old hand Registered: 10/22/10 Posts: 751 Loc: 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] Top #217072 - 06/13/14 09:24 PM Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter] Bazr enthusiast Registered: 12/01/08 Posts: 287 Loc: Victoria, Australia perambulate - ramble, amble _________________________ live in the moment Top #217073 - 06/13/14 09:34 PM Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter] Bazr enthusiast Registered: 12/01/08 Posts: 287 Loc: Victoria, Australia Kangaroo Words is a great link for reference _________________________ live in the moment Top #217090 - 06/14/14 08:08 PM Full Circle [Re: Bazr] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6798 Loc: Worcester, MA Isn'i that the very link that began this thread? Top #217095 - 06/15/14 05:56 AM Re: Full Circle [Re: inselpeter] Bazr enthusiast Registered: 12/01/08 Posts: 287 Loc: Victoria, Australia Just emphasizing it's a great reference. _________________________ live in the moment Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222212 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 41 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 66 LukeJavan8 54 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 jheem 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8438 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6798 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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