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Thursday, November 26, 2015
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
We can describe strong-minded people as being opinionated. Provide a synonym and an antonym for this word, using each one in a complete sentence. Each participant should suggest a different word.
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jasminefo
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Synonym: adamant – John was adamant his business proposal was the best.
Antonym: tolerant – Jane was tolerant of new ideas.
Synonym: stubborn The child was being stubborn when his mother tried to feed him dinner. antonym: compromising The husband and wife tried compromising with each other to avoid arguing.
5 comments:
Synonym: adamant – John was adamant his business proposal was the best.
Antonym: tolerant – Jane was tolerant of new ideas.
Synonym: assertive - In order to be a good leader, you need to learn to be more assertive.
Antonym: flexible - As a teacher, you must be flexible in your thinking.
Synonym: stubborn
The child was being stubborn when his mother tried to feed him dinner.
antonym: compromising
The husband and wife tried compromising with each other to avoid arguing.
Synonym: inflexible
This school's policies seem quite inflexible.
antonym: flexible
My brother has a flexible job- he works form home and makes his own hours.
Good try, everyone. But I'm not sure that "stubborn" is the best synonym here.
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