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Thursday, November 12, 2015
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
We can describe someone who is self-satisfied as being ingenious. Provide a synonym and an antonym for this word, using each one in a complete sentence. Each participant should suggest a different word.
8 comments:
Rajwah Alq
said...
Synonym-Creative- The place was alive with creative young people. Antonym- Stupid -He is normally really stupid about what he is doing.
Synonym: Cunning - My plan to get my boss to offer me a raise was very cunning. Antonym: inept - I couldn't believe my boss fell for my inept argument as to why I deserved a raise.
synonym:innovative-The innovative young student constructed a new type of fuel for cars. antonym:unimaginative- He received a bad grade on his assignment because it was unimaginative.
8 comments:
Synonym-Creative- The place was alive with creative young people.
Antonym- Stupid -He is normally really stupid about what he is doing.
Synonym: Cunning - My plan to get my boss to offer me a raise was very cunning.
Antonym: inept - I couldn't believe my boss fell for my inept argument as to why I deserved a raise.
Synonym: clever – The valedictorian gave a very clever commencement speech.
Antonym: dull – The politician gave an incredibly dull speech.
Synonym: imaginative
Her peers though that the movie was imaginative and intriguing.
Antonym: unimaginative
This model is an unimaginative imitation of real art!
synonym:innovative-The innovative young student constructed a new type of fuel for cars.
antonym:unimaginative- He received a bad grade on his assignment because it was unimaginative.
Synonym: inventive
i am an inventive poet.
Antonym: foolish
It was foolish of him to waste a mass amount of money on a shirt.
Oops. My instructions were clearly mistaken: "ingenious" has nothing to do with being self-satisfied! I'm glad no one was fooled!
Great answers, everyone!
Hamaad, "a mass amount" sounds a little odd. Maybe you mean "massive".
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