SECONDARY OPPOSITES I

Credit: GAMES Magazine
June, 1992

Robert Leighton

Two words are secondary opposites if they can go before two regular opposites to form familiar new expressions. Thus, RED and ICE are secondary opposites because they can precede HOT and COLD to make RED HOT and ICE COLD. Given the secondary opposites below, how many of the regular opposites can you name to go with them?

1. JET and LILY

2. SOAKING and BONE

3. FILTHY and DIRT

4. AGE and BRAND

5. WIDE and SOUND

6. FAST and MORTAL

7. COLD and BAD

Answers:

1. jet BLACK and lily WHITE

2. soaking WET and bone DRY

3. filthy RICH and  dirtPOOR

4. age OLD and brand NEW

5. wide AWAKE and sound ASLEEP

6. fast FRIENDS and mortal ENEMIES

7. cold CASH and bad CREDIT