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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread #142372 - 04/23/05 04:28 PM Kangaroo Words   Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 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 #142373 - 04/23/05 07:11 PM Re: Kangaroo Words   Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 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? #216887 - 06/02/14 11:57 AM Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter]   Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 889 A C Bowden old hand A C Bowden   old hand Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 889 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] #217072 - 06/14/14 01:24 AM Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter]   Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Bazr enthusiast Bazr   enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia perambulate - ramble, amble live in the moment #217073 - 06/14/14 01:34 AM Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter]   Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Bazr enthusiast Bazr   enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia Kangaroo Words is a great link for reference live in the moment #217090 - 06/15/14 12:08 AM Full Circle [Re: Bazr]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,405 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,405 Worcester, MA Isn'i that the very link that began this thread? #217095 - 06/15/14 09:56 AM Re: Full Circle [Re: inselpeter]   Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Bazr enthusiast Bazr   enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia Just emphasizing it's a great reference. live in the moment 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 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 Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,878 Posts223,769 Members9,009 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Akintola, VegasCaptain, Mallo, drad_dog, Kimi 9009 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 36 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 40 LukeJavan8 22 A C Bowden 18 may2point0 2 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 8,937 wofahulicodoc 7,405 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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