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Mad Ade's Autoantonyms #2
In this Teaser, Mad Ade has created a sentence using Autoantonym, which are words that have two opposing meanings.
For example :
"Despite securing the ----, the horses still managed to ---- free"
In this case the answer would be "Bolt" one meaning to secure and fasten, the other to mean to break free.
Can you work out the Autoantonym for these two sentences?
1, "Even though Mad Ade considered Lord Loopypants as a ----, in truth he was really a true ----."
2, "Whilst standing in as temp Manager at the Sweaty Chef, Mad Ade liked to -------- the running of the shop, but some how managed to -------- that some one was stealing kebabs.
For example :
"Despite securing the ----, the horses still managed to ---- free"
In this case the answer would be "Bolt" one meaning to secure and fasten, the other to mean to break free.
Can you work out the Autoantonym for these two sentences?
1, "Even though Mad Ade considered Lord Loopypants as a ----, in truth he was really a true ----."
2, "Whilst standing in as temp Manager at the Sweaty Chef, Mad Ade liked to -------- the running of the shop, but some how managed to -------- that some one was stealing kebabs.
Answer
1,Peer = an equal
Peer = a nobleman; person of higher rank
2,
Overlook = to examine; watch over
Overlook = to fail to notice; miss
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