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]

ENTERTAINING - The emperor’s wife leaned forward to observe the entry of the gladiators, and cried out gleefully, “It’s so much fun when they try to roll out of the way of a killing blow.”

[veiled-lady]

ENTERTAINING - The thought of all those silly people who would line up for the non-existant sale items was quite amusing to the conman who had organised the whole thing.

Sorry countess, I missed your post.

[veiled-lady]

WIFE - He was quite old-fashioned, and loudly berated his missus when she suggested that she might find a part-time job to help with their finances.

[countessalmirena]

OLD-FASHIONED - She had an antiquated way of talking and conducting herself, and even though her writing was now rather crabbed, due to the arthritis her hands, she insisted on hand-written thank-you notes after attending a luncheon or dinner, refusing to forgo this obligation by simply telephoning or – even worse – emailing.

[veiled-lady]

REFUSING - She was at the end of her tether, and wished she could take some time for herself, but had great difficulting declining invitations from her many friends and colleagues.

[papermoon.lady]

FRIENDS - When he visited Australia, he was surprised when total strangers called him mate, but he thought it was cool.

[countessalmirena]

THOUGHT - As he ducked behind the pillar and counted the rounds that were being fired, he coldly contemplated that his chance of survival was low - perhaps 15%; if he could take out the agent at the top of the stairs, he might just make it.

[katistrophik]

SURVIVAL - Bullets were whistling past him, he had total concentration and excellent reflexes as he was on a mission to stay alive

[countessalmirena]

WHISTLING - He saw his opportunity as one trench-coated figure shifted position, and he drew a bead and squeezed the trigger; the enemy agent let out a cry, swiftly bitten off, and without hesitation he ran for the emergency exit, pelted down the narrow corridor, wrenched open another door, and made it onto the train station just as the restored steam engine came tootling slowly past the platform.

[veiled-lady]

TRAIN - The world of rail has certainly changed since the early days of the steam locomotive, but the days of luxurious travel on trains such as the Orient Express have almost ended.