# I'd Like a List of Antonyms That Rhyme **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 7, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377 "2013-06-07T13:10:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/1 "2013-06-07T13:10:36Z")
I notice today that “Yea” and “Nay” rhyme, and that they are of course the classic words for voting yes and no, respectively, on a ballot. “Small” and “tall” also rhyme. What else? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/2 "2013-06-07T13:36:54Z")
Glad and sad. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/3 "2013-06-07T13:40:43Z")
Break and make. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/4 "2013-06-07T14:11:19Z")
Fast and last (in the context of a race, anyhow.) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/5 "2013-06-07T14:23:35Z")
Hate and date? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/6 "2013-06-07T14:27:09Z")
Antonym and synonym. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/7 "2013-06-07T14:35:33Z")
Fill and spill? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/8 "2013-06-07T15:36:33Z")
Male and Female? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/9 "2013-06-07T15:43:59Z")
Hale and frail. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/10 "2013-06-07T16:30:44Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > Fast and last (in the context of a race, anyhow.) Also first and worst. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/11 "2013-06-07T23:50:35Z")
Go / whoa ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/12 "2013-06-08T00:07:35Z")
Sad and glad. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/13 "2013-06-08T00:38:16Z")
Ooh! Hale and frail. edit: Ugh. Reading failure. I’m keeping it up anyway because I was really proud of myself for coming up with it. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/14 "2013-06-08T00:55:05Z")
A guy in my office contributes: Prude and lewd ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/15 "2013-06-08T01:40:16Z")
Acclaim and blame ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/16 "2013-06-08T02:43:21Z")
Sanction and, uh, sanction. Perfect rhyme! ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/17 "2013-06-08T02:48:23Z")
Shame and fame. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/18 "2013-06-08T02:54:10Z")
Fight and flight. ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/19 "2013-06-08T03:07:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Ooh! > > Hale and frail. > > edit: Ugh. Reading failure. I’m keeping it up anyway because I was really proud of myself for coming up with it. Bravo! and Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377/20 "2013-06-08T03:28:17Z")
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