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]

GOLDEN - Flamed and aureate with the richness of star-deep glories, the sheep of the Star Maidens grazed upon the tails of comets.

[veiled-lady]

TAILS - While he loved his job herding cattle on the large station, he sometimes became a little bored with the constant view of their hindquarters, which were often quite filthy.

[countessalmirena]

STATION - Whooping wildly and waving around his lariat, the sozzled cowboy yee-hahed all over the ranch before giggling drunkenly towards the main house, all the while having more confidence in his seat than his condition could justify, for within moments he was bucked from his saddle, landing slap-bang on a particularly thorny rosebush.

[papermoon.lady]

THORNY - When her son came home with a new spiky hairstyle that looked like a cactus, she thought he had become the new "Statue of Liberty".

[katistrophik]

STATUE - Going to the Metropolitam Museum of Art to see the sculptures and paintings proudly on display was the highlight of my trip to New York.

[veiled-lady]

DISPLAY - The secret agent was proud of his ability to conceal himself from the enemy when performing his important duties.

[katistrophik]

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@veiled-lady wrote:

DISPLAY - The secret agent was proud of his ability to conceal himself from the enemy when performing his important duties.

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pssst - synonym

[countessalmirena]

DISPLAY - The secret agent was proud of his ability to manifest his skill to conceal himself from the enemy when performing his important duties.

(A little rewording, and the thing is done.)

[katistrophik]

YESTERDAY - I am currently reading a wonderful book, in the past I have been retiscent to read different genre's but I am enjoying it very much.

[papermoon.lady]

BOOK - I have always found the "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters fascinating with its sometimes brutal truth.