Friday, February 14, 2014

SYNOYMS AND ANTONYMS

We can describe something obviously bad as flagrant

Provide a synonym and an antonym for this word. Each participant should suggest a different word.

7 comments:

Doris177 said...

Synonym - bold
Antonym - meek

JeanetteR said...

synonym - brazen

antonym - timid

Kanako Nishihara #177 said...

synonym: atrocious

antonym: good; obscure

Aman#177 said...

Synonym-Shameless, disgraceful
Antonym-Shy,respectable

Unknown said...

synonym-egregious
antonym-conspicuous

Jen189 said...

synonym- outrageous

antonym- magnificent

Michael said...

I think Jeanette's ("brazen") and Amanda's ("egregious") synonyms come closest. Aman's "shameless" is also good.

Remember, "flagrant" usually denotes something that is conspicuously bad.

That means Amanda's antonym is backwards.

"Veiled" is perhaps the closest antonym.