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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Kangaroo Words #142372 04/23/05 04:28 PM 04/23/05 04:28 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter OP Pooh-Bah inselpeter   OP Pooh-Bah I 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 Re: Kangaroo Words #142373 04/23/05 07:11 PM 04/23/05 07:11 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ V Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton   enthusiast V 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? Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter] #216887 06/02/14 11:57 AM 06/02/14 11:57 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,223 London, UK A A C Bowden veteran A C Bowden   veteran A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,223 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] Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter] #217072 06/14/14 01:24 AM 06/14/14 01:24 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr   enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia perambulate - ramble, amble live in the moment Re: Kangaroo Words [Re: inselpeter] #217073 06/14/14 01:34 AM 06/14/14 01:34 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr   enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia Kangaroo Words is a great link for reference live in the moment Full Circle [Re: Bazr] #217090 06/15/14 12:08 AM 06/15/14 12:08 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,318 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,318 Worcester, MA Isn'i that the very link that began this thread? Re: Full Circle [Re: inselpeter] #217095 06/15/14 09:56 AM 06/15/14 09:56 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Victoria, Australia 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 Topics13,887 Posts225,505 Members9,074 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Delvillar_91, EmmaBird, Wordster, ipsydsea, somdcomputerguy 9074 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 320 guests, and 4 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 55 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 25 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,312 wofahulicodoc 8,318 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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