The Ups and Downs of Synonyms (New Game)

[papermoon.lady]

I hope this new game will be fun...

In this new game, you have to select a word from the sentence of the previous poster and write a new sentence with a synonym of that word that is either longer or shorter than the original word.

The next poster then chooses a new word from your sentence, selects a synonym of that word that is either longer or shorter and writes a new sentence, and so on.

For example:

- She liked to spend a lot of time at the library, reading old books and pondering about life.

The next poster chooses a word, for example old, and a synonym of a different length, for example elderly, and then writes a new sentence.

- He visited his elderly brother in his tiny apartment and listened to some nice, relaxing music with him.

And so on...

Let's get started...

- When she entered the shop that seemed to have magically appeared overnight, she had a strange feeling of déjà vu, even if she was sure she had never seen it before, let alone entered it.

[countessalmirena]

NIGHTCLUB - "It's a bit of a dive," said Nigel disapprovingly, as he approached The Gin Sling Kitten's neon-lit exterior, "and I don't see parking anywhere nearby - which makes this whole idea especially stupid; why can't we just go to the Mercury Lounge as usual, where at least they have valet parking and a decent dress code?"

[veiled-lady]

CODE - The young genius had created an amazingly complex cipher which the espionage agencies of the world were all determined to acquire, but he wasn't interested in any of their monetary offers, and so some of the more unscrupulous operators decided to use violence to convince him to hand over his work.

[papermoon.lady]

UNSCRUPULOUS - As the number of immoral scammers grows, we have to be extra cautious with suspicious emails and phone calls.

[countessalmirena]

SUSPICIOUS - After more than a month of surveillance work following the aide about and delving into his private life, Marle Noibonne had nothing concrete, but he was certain that the fellow was doing something dodgy.

[veiled-lady]

CERTAIN - The novice racegoer excitedly placed his first bet on the rank outsider that the helpful stranger in the blue fedora had assured him was a sure thing, and would definitely win the first race.

[countessalmirena]

BET - “Take a punt on Sundown Cottonball,” muttered the narrow-mouthed man attired in a shabby beige trench coat, and Rebecca looked on fascinatedly as the man’s eyebrows wriggled like hairy caterpillars on his brow.

[veiled-lady]

HAIRY - She had been sitting peacefully near the resort pool, but was startled by a child's shrill scream - when she looked up the child was sobbing in her mother's arms, having been terrified by the large "bear", which was actually a very embarrassed, extremely hirsute man who had just removed his t-shirt so he could go for a refreshing swim.

[countessalmirena]

POOL - The pale and slightly disheveled man with a shock of dark hair straggling over his damp face eyed the smooth green-surfaced billiard table carefully, made a slight correction to the angle of his cue, and struck the ball with meticulous force and direction.

[veiled-lady]

BALL - The night was dark and peaceful, until a fabulously luminescent sphere of light appeared above the trees, transfixing the attention of the denizens of the overgrown patch of woodland at the base of the hill.

[countessalmirena]

OVERGROWN - Matthias shuffled past the gates of the old city nicknamed the “City of the Giants”, savouring the teasing aromas of strange spices and heady perfumes, but even here, where the average person was over six feet tall, it took only a few moments before he was aware of every eye upon him as the inhabitants were frightened and stunned by his huge stature — not his fault, but he had been born with a corrupted gene sequence that had caused him to grow excessively until his enlarged height had caused constant pain and brittle bones.