Sentence : Seems to be wide awake could of got up.
Hint : If someone is wide awake, they are fully conscious and alert, while if they are in a dead sleep, they are unconscious and unresponsive.

Seems to be awake and very alert could of got up.

Apparently in a dead sleep, could have gotten up.

Seems to be awake and very alert could of got up.


Sentence : She aired her opinions on welfare.
Hint : The word willing in the contradiction indicates that she is not willing to share her opinion, which goes against the metaphor.

She openly give her point of view on the less fortunate's problem.

She is just never willing to share her opinion on welfare.

She openly give her point of view on the less fortunate's problem.


Sentence : She babbles a lot of nonsense.
Hint : To babble means to speak rapidly and incoherently, while to avoid something means to stay away from it or keep it at a distance.

She never stops talking so it is pretty difficult to understand what she says.

She never stops talking so it is pretty difficult to understand what she says.


Sentence : She clawed the doorknob.
Hint : Her, clawed is used to signify harshness whereas the contradictory sentence states she used her fingers very softly, which connotes delicacy or gentleness.

She used her fingers very softly to turn the doorknob.


Sentence : She cut him down with her words.
Hint : The phrase cut him down with her words is a metaphor meaning that she was very critical of him and made him feel bad about himself, whereas the phrase built him up with her words means that she was very supportive and made him feel good about himself.

She teased him and diminished his ego with her words.

She was considerate and built him up with her words.

She teased him and diminished his ego with her words.


Sentence : She dawned sunflower seeds.
Hint : To dawn something means to appear or begin to exist, while to totally rip something means to destroy it completely.


Sentence : She devoured his novels.
Hint : The word devoured implies to consume or eat something eagerly or hungrily, whereas, on the contrary, the word devalued means to regard something as being worth less than it actually is.

She never put down his novels once she started reading them.

She never put down his novels once she started reading them.


Sentence : She drowned her trouble in alcohol.
Hint : The metaphorical use drowning her trouble in alcohol suggests that she is using alcohol as a way to cope with or forget her problems whereas the contradictory sentence suggests that she has been abstaining from alcohol.

She has been living by avoiding alcohol.

With the help of alcohol, she overcame her problems.

With the help of alcohol, she overcame her problems.


Sentence : She garnishes her lectures with joke.
Hint : To garnish something means to decorate or embellish it, i.e., by using joke, whereas the other statement is saying she never uses jokes during her lectures.

She thinks its funny to end her lecture with a joke.

She never uses jokes during her lectures.

She thinks its funny to end her lecture with a joke.


Sentence : She had a heart of stone.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because a heart of stone would be unemotional and a heart of gold would be compassionate.

She is a cruel human being and her attitude was really mean and rude.

She is a cruel human being and her attitude was really mean and rude.


Sentence : She had to juggle her job and her children.
Hint : To juggle something means to manage or balance multiple things at the same time, while to avoid something means to stay away from it or keep it out of sight.

She had to avoid her job and her children.

In addition to her job, she had to take care of her children.

In addition to her job, she had to take care of her children.


Sentence : She had to juggle her job and her children.
Hint : Juggling means to manage multiple tasks or responsibilities at the same time, while having plenty of time would suggest that there is no need to manage or balance anything.

She had to manage her job and her children at the same time.

She had plenty of time for her children and her job.

She had to manage her job and her children at the same time.


Sentence : She had to tend to her job and her children.
Hint : To tend to something means to take care of it or give it attention, while to cancel something means to call it off or put an end to it.

She canceled her job to supervise her children.

She had to manage her job, husband, and children.

She had to manage her job, husband, and children.


Sentence : She knew she was burning in shame.
Hint : To burn in shame means to feel great humiliation or embarrassment, while to feel proud means to have a sense of accomplishment or satisfaction.

She was unaware of the situation and felt proud.

She knew she was making a total fool of herself.

She knew she was making a total fool of herself.


Sentence : She pressed against the wall with all her strength.
Hint : To press against something means to apply pressure to it, while to pull against something means to apply force in the opposite direction.

It's futile to pull against the wall with all her strength.

She pushed against the wall with all her strength.

She pushed against the wall with all her strength.


Sentence : She pressed the witnesses for information.
Hint : To press someone for information means to try to get them to reveal something, while to guard someone means to protect them or keep them from revealing something.

She guarded the witnesses so they wouldn't reveal any secret information.

She sought information from the witnesses.

She sought information from the witnesses.


Sentence : She relaxed into the luxury of life.
Hint : To relax into something means to enjoy it or take it easy, while to tighten one's grip on something means to hold onto it tightly or grasp it firmly.

She totally fell into the trap of her luxurious life.

She totally fell into the trap of her luxurious life.


Sentence : She said that she could smell infidelity from a mile.
Hint : one sentence contradicts another sentence because if she can smell infidelity from a mile away, that means it is very clear, whereas another sentence says she can never recognizes infidelity.

She said that she could never recognize infidelity from a mile.

She said that infidelity was apparent to her.

She said that infidelity was apparent to her.


Sentence : She seals her lectures with joke.
Hint : To seal something means to close it off or make it final, while to start something means to begin it.

She ends her boring lectures with a funny punchline.

She starts her lectures by telling a bunch of jokes.

She ends her boring lectures with a funny punchline.


Sentence : She slipped into the luxury of life.
Hint : To slip into something means to enter it quietly or easily, while to rise up from rags to riches suggests a much more difficult and arduous journey.

She fell into the trap of luxurious life.

She fell into the trap of luxurious life.


Sentence : She spews a lot of nonsense.
Hint : To spew something means to eject or vomit it forcefully, while to avoid something means to stay clear of it or keep away from it.

She is good at avoiding nonsensical things.

She doesn't mind blabbering useless things.

She doesn't mind blabbering useless things.


Sentence : She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone.
Hint : Blast is defined as to speak or shout loudly and forcefully while stutter is defined as to speak with pauses or interruptions.

She stuttered into the microphone and was unable to speak clearly.

She tended to be loud when speaking into a microphone.

She tended to be loud when speaking into a microphone.


Sentence : She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation.
Hint : Crushed means she was very sad while pleasantly surprised mean she was happy by the refusal.

She was pleasantly surprised by his refusal of her invitation.

She was saddened by his refusal of her invitation.

She was saddened by his refusal of her invitation.


Sentence : She was dolled up yellow that day.
Hint : To be dolled up yellow means to be dressed up or made to look more attractive, especially in a yellow dress, while to wear a variety of shades suggest that she was not dressed up in a fancy way.

She wore a bright yellow dress on that day.

She had been wearing a variety of shabby shaded but yellow all day long.

She wore a bright yellow dress on that day.


Sentence : She was sporting yellow that day.
Hint : To be sporting something means to be wearing it or displaying it, while to be wearing all sorts of color except for yellow would suggest that she was not wearing yellow.

She wore a bright yellow dress on that day.

She was wearing all sorts of color except yellow.


Sentence : She was sure she was living this fantasy romance and kept deluding herself.
Hint : A fantasy romance is something that is based on love and passion, while a nightmare is a frightening or disturbing dream.

She was totally under the illusion that she was living a romantic adventure.

She was sure she was in the midst of a nightmare and kept wakening herself up.

She was totally under the illusion that she was living a romantic adventure.


Sentence : She was the light of my life.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because one says she was the light and the other says she was the darkness.

She brought happiness and joy into my life.

She brought happiness and joy into my life.


Sentence : She was the darling of my life.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because one says she was the beloved person and the other says she was the bleakness.

She brought a lot of happiness into my life.

She brought a lot of happiness into my life.


Sentence : Silence was crushing, I knew the moment had arrived.
Hint : one sentence is saying that the silence was so overwhelming that it felt like it was crushing the person where as another sentence is saying that the person found comfort in the silence and that the moment passed by quickly.

I knew the moment had arrived when the silence became too much to bear.

Silence was comfort, the moment had arrived.

I knew the moment had arrived when the silence became too much to bear.


Sentence : Slowly his sense and strength bloomed.
Hint : To bloom means to flourish or thrive, while to fade means to decline or deteriorate.

He started to slowly regain his sense and strength.

He started to slowly regain his sense and strength.


Sentence : Slowly his sense and strength grew.
Hint : To grow slowly means to increase or develop over time, while to fade away means to gradually disappear or diminish.

Slowly his sense and strength increased.

His senses and strength started fading away.

Slowly his sense and strength increased.


Sentence : Sniffles, coughs, and colds buoyed in their breasts.
Hint : When something is buoyed, it is kept afloat or suspended, however, when something settles, it becomes calm or comes to rest.

Sniffles, coughs, and colds develop in their breasts.

Sniffles, coughs, and colds settled in their breasts.

Sniffles, coughs, and colds develop in their breasts.


Sentence : Some nice results emerged from the study.
Hint : The one statement suggests that nice results were visible whereas the another statement suggests that the result disappeared.

Some nice results became apparent from the study.

Some nice results disappeared from the study.

Some nice results became apparent from the study.


Sentence : Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal.
Hint : The metaphor states that the person is downing  (i.e., typically connotes eating or consuming something quickly) a full pound of meat during a single meal, which contradicts in the another statement that it is impossible to do.

It is amazing how some people can eat a pound of meat in one meal.

It is impossible for a single person to down a pound of meat in the course of one meal.

It is amazing how some people can eat a pound of meat in one meal.


Sentence : Still waters groove in the wind.
Hint : Groove in the wind means the water is slowly moving or flowing, which is contradicted in the othe sentence.


Sentence : Still waters pool in the wind.
Hint : one sentence means the still water still moves in the wind which is contradicted in another sentence.


Sentence : Stock prices are growing higher.
Hint : When stock prices are growing, they are increasing in value, while when they are falling, they are decreasing in value.

Stock prices are increasing more and more.

Stock prices are increasing more and more.


Sentence : Stock prices are rocketing higher.
Hint : When stock prices are rocketing higher, it means they are increasing at a rapid rate, however, if the stock market is moving in a downward direction, it means that prices are decreasing.

The stock market is moving in a downward direction.


Sentence : Straight between them  ran  the pathway ,
Hint : If the pathway ran straight between them, it would go in a direct line, while if it curved between them, it would take a more indirect route.

The straight pathway that went between two trees.

The straight pathway that went between two trees.


Sentence : Such the spell I  cast  upon you ,
Hint : cast  means to throw or cause (something) whereas receiving means its opposite.


Sentence : Teddy was like a bulldog — he would get what he wanted.
Hint : A bulldog is a type of dog that is known for being tenacious and determined, while a jellyfish is a type of sea creature that is known for being weak and powerless.

I think Teddy would try to get what he wants no matter what.

Teddy was like a jellyfish — he would get what he wanted.

I think Teddy would try to get what he wants no matter what.


Sentence : That the time may  pass  more gayly ,
Hint : one sentence is suggesting that time will pass by cheerfully and another sentence is suggesting that time will pass in a sad manner.

That the time may pass in a discouraging manner,

For all time to pass in this quickly and happily .

For all time to pass in this quickly and happily .


Sentence : The age of computers had dawned.
Hint : The word dawn is used to imply the beginning of something while yet to arise connotes that it has not yet begun.

The great age of computers has just arrived to us.

The great age of computers has just arrived to us.


Sentence : The approaching car's headlights glared at me.
Hint : To glare at someone means to look at them brightly, here the headlights of the car, while the other statement says the headlights were turned off.

The approaching car's headlights reflected at me.

The approaching car's headlights were turned off.

The approaching car's headlights reflected at me.


Sentence : The approaching car's headlights looked back at me.
Hint : If something, i.e., the car's headlights are looking back at you, it is facing you, which is contradicted in another sentence that says the headlights disregarded.

The approaching car's headlights blinded  me.

The approaching car's headlights disregarded at me.

The approaching car's headlights blinded  me.


Sentence : The attackers launched gunshots at the civilians.
Hint : To launch something means to send it forth with great force, while to stop something means to cease or discontinue it.

I heard a shooting happened and felt sad the victims got attacked.

The attackers stopped shooting at civilians as they were defending.

I heard a shooting happened and felt sad the victims got attacked.


Sentence : The attackers spat gunshots at the civilians.
Hint : To spit something means to eject it from the mouth, while to resist something means to withstand or oppose it.

The attackers opened fire on the civilians.

The attackers resisted gunshots at the civilians.

The attackers opened fire on the civilians.


Sentence : The avalanche polvarized  anything standing in its way.
Hint : An avalanche is a large mass of snow and ice that comes down from a mountainside, while to protect something means to keep it safe from harm.

The avalanche destroyed anything standing in its way.

Avalanche protected everything that fell down.

The avalanche destroyed anything standing in its way.


Sentence : The avalanche torpedoed anything standing in its way.
Hint : To torpedo something means to destroy it completely, while to protect something means to keep it safe from harm.

The avalanche destroyed anything in its path like a bulldozer.

The avalanche protected anything that stood in its way by wiping them out.

The avalanche destroyed anything in its path like a bulldozer.


Sentence : The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence.
Hint : Ecstatic means to be in a state of intense happiness or joy, while deflated means to have one's spirits lowered or diminished.

The harsh criticism of his work made him ecstatic.

The bad review made him feel miserable and thus diminished his confidence.

The bad review made him feel miserable and thus diminished his confidence.


Sentence : The book captured her imagination.
Hint : Something that captures someone's imagination is interesting and exciting to them, while something that fails to capture someone's imagination is dull and uninteresting.

The boring book fails to capture her imagination.


Sentence : The book owned her imagination.
Hint : If something owns your imagination, it means it has a hold on your thoughts and is very captivating, whereas, if a book lacks imagination, it would be the opposite of captivating and would be boring to read.

The book lacked imagination and was totally boring to read.

I feel the book really captured her attention.

I feel the book really captured her attention.


Sentence : The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary.
Hint : The word exploded is used here to mean the anger and rage shown by the boss, while burst into laughter connotes happiness.

The boss became outrageous when he heard of the resignation of the secretary.

The boss burst into laughter when he heard of the resignation of the secretary.

The boss became outrageous when he heard of the resignation of the secretary.


Sentence : The boss will eat me alive if the report arrives late.
Hint : one sentence states that the boss will be angry if the report arrives late, while another sentence states that the boss will reward the speaker with a promotion if the report arrives late, hence these two statements are contradictory.

The boss will promote me to a higher position if the report arrives late.

I'm definitely gonna get fired if I don't submit the report on time.

I'm definitely gonna get fired if I don't submit the report on time.


Sentence : The bridge hovers over the river.
Hint : To hover means to float or hang in the air, while to crash means to fall suddenly and violently.


Sentence : The bridge towers over the river.
Hint : The bridge towers over the river would suggest that it is tall and imposing, while it's a really annoying that - bridges crashes over the river -  suggest that bridges are fragile and unreliable.

The bridge was fragile and thus crashes over the river.


Sentence : The bullet pierced her chest.
Hint : To pierce something means to go through it, while to retreat something means to move back or away from it.


Sentence : The bullet snuck into her chest.
Hint : To sneak means to move quietly or stealthily, while to leave something means to go away from it.


Sentence : The bus bolted down the road.
Hint : To bolt down something means to move quickly or run away, while to be slow because of something means to be hindered or held back by it.


Sentence : The bus drizzled down the road.
Hint : To drizzle down mean the bus was slowing down whereas picked up the speed means the bus is now accelerating.

The bus gradually came to a stop on the road.

The bus picked up the speed down the road.

The bus gradually came to a stop on the road.


Sentence : The businessman kited millions of dollars.
Hint : Kiting is a type of fraud where someone uses a check or draft that has been drawn on insufficient funds in order to purchase something, so, the businessman who gave millions of dollars away would be the opposite of kiting.

The businessman gave millions of dollars away.

The greedy businessman embezzled the company and used millions of dollars.

The greedy businessman embezzled the company and used millions of dollars.


Sentence : The businessman kited millions of dollars.
Hint : To kite something means to illegally obtain or borrow money, while to go bankrupt means to be unable to pay one's debts.

The greedy businessman embezzled the company and Kited millions of dollars.

The businessman went bankrupt after losing all the money.

The greedy businessman embezzled the company and Kited millions of dollars.


Sentence : The candidate torpedoed into his opponent mercilessly.
Hint : To torpedo into something means to attack it fiercely or ruthlessly, while to be gentle with someone means to be kind and compassionate towards them.

The candidate slammed into his opponent mercilessly.

The candidate was gentle with his opponent.

The candidate slammed into his opponent mercilessly.


Sentence : The candle flame shivered in the dark.
Hint : A candle flame shivering would suggest that it is flickering, while immobile mean it stands still.

The flame of the candle flickered in the darkness surrounding it.

There was something calm about the immobile candle flame in the dark.

The flame of the candle flickered in the darkness surrounding it.


Sentence : The candle flame twirled in the dark.
Hint : When a candle twirled, it is flickering whereas when the flame appears to be stagnated is stands still.


Sentence : The car pummeled the toy.
Hint : To pummel something means to attack it violently, while to take an U-turn means to change the direction that one is going.

The car took an U-turn to avoid the other car.


Sentence : The car smashed the toy.
Hint : When something smashes something else, it means that it hits it with great force and causes it to break, whereas, if the car had avoided the toy, then it would not have hit it at all.

The Toy is lucky because the car avoided it.


Sentence : The charges were inflated.
Hint : Inflated means to have been increased in size or amount, while charges were reduced mean it is actually decreased.


Sentence : The chicken pasta is waiting for his check.
Hint : To wait for something means to remain in expectation, while to have already received and eaten something would mean that the person is no longer waiting for it.

The chicken pasta has arrived and the customer is waiting for his check.

The chicken pasta was already delivered, ate, and the check was paid.

The chicken pasta has arrived and the customer is waiting for his check.


Sentence : The children frolicked with joy.
Hint : To frolick means to play or frolic around in a carefree and happy manner, while sulked mean they were unhappy.


Sentence : The cigarettes rained on his health.
Hint : Cigarettes are known to cause cancer, while cancer is a disease that is cured.


Sentence : The cigarettes snuffed his health.
Hint : To snuff something out means to extinguish it or put an end to it, while to cure something means to heal it or make it better.

Smoking cigarettes made him deteriorate his health.

Smoking cigarettes made him deteriorate his health.


Sentence : The clouds twirled each other around in the sky.
Hint : one sentence is a metaphor which describes the clouds as if they are dancers twirling around each other whereas another sentence contradicts this by saying that the clouds are actually stagnant and not moving.

The clouds really stagnated each other today in the sky.

A bunch of clouds randomly spinning around in the sky.

A bunch of clouds randomly spinning around in the sky.


Sentence : The clouds waltzed each other around in the sky.
Hint : To waltz around something means to move or dance gracefully around it, while to stop and stagnate something means to cause it to become motionless or stagnant.

The clouds were circling each other in the sky.

The clouds stopped and stagnated each other in the sky.

The clouds were circling each other in the sky.


Sentence : The cold hollows her bones.
Hint : To have something hollowed out means to be emptied or lacking, while to be comfortable with something means to be content or at ease.

The cold feels so comfortable to her bones.


Sentence : The cold petrifies her bones.
Hint : Petrify means to turn to stone or to make hard and insensible, whereas, the opposite of this would be to feel warmth.

She can feel her bones were chilled due to the cold.

She can feel her bones were chilled due to the cold.


Sentence : The comedian convulsed the crowd.
Hint : The word convulsed is used as a metaphor to mean something that is exciting and engaging while sober is used to portray something that is dull or uninteresting.

The comedian's stand-up act brought down the house.

The comedian's stand-up act brought down the house.


Sentence : The company booted him after many years of service.
Hint : To boot someone means to remove them from a position or to eject them, while to promote someone means to give them a higher position.

After years of service and contribution to the company, he was finally promoted.

Despite spending many years with the company, he was fired.

Despite spending many years with the company, he was fired.


Sentence : The company dumped him after many years of service.
Hint : The word dumped typically connotes getting rid of something while promoted means to offer someone a higher position.

The company promoted him after many years of service.

After many years of loyal service, the company fired him.

After many years of loyal service, the company fired him.


Sentence : The company released him after many years of service.
Hint : To release someone from a company usually means that they are being fired or let go, while to promote someone usually means that they are being given a higher position or more responsibility.

After years of service and contribution to the company, he was finally promoted.

The company fired him after many years of service.

The company fired him after many years of service.


Sentence : The conversation gravitated towards politics.
Hint : To gravitate towards something means to be attracted to it or drawn in by it, while to avoid something means to stay away from it or steer clear of it.

The entire conversation shifted to politics.

The entire conversation shifted to politics.


Sentence : The critics paid tribute to this broadway production.
Hint : To pay tribute to something means to show admiration or respect for it, while to rebuke something means to express strong disapproval or criticism.

The critics praised the broadway production.

The critics rebuked this broadway production.

The critics praised the broadway production.


Sentence : The crocodile's teeth are yellow daggers.
Hint : A dagger is a sharp weapon that is used for stabbing, while purple and dull teeth would suggest that they are not sharp.

The crocodile's teeth are purple and dull.


Sentence : The dancer floated across the stage.
Hint : one sentence states that the dancer's movements were very gentle, making it look like she was floating across the stage, which is contradictory to the another statement where the dancer sank across the stage.

The dancer moved fluidly across the stage.

The dancer moved fluidly across the stage.


Sentence : The darted harpoon was lightning in the sea.
Hint : darted harpoons usually move very quickly through the water making a loud sound as it cuts through the water and they cannot be quiet in the sea at the same time.

The darted harpoon was so fast that it looked shiny in the sea.

The darted harpoon was quiet in the sea.

The darted harpoon was so fast that it looked shiny in the sea.


Sentence : The distinction between the two theories disintegrates.
Hint : To disintegrate means to break down or fall apart, while to barely exist means to barely be noticeable or distinguishable.

The difference between two theories completely vanish.

The distinction between the two theories barely exists.

The difference between two theories completely vanish.


Sentence : The distinction between the two theories wilted.
Hint : To wilt means to fade or become weakened, while to be quite clear means to be easy to understand.

That the two theories look so similar, I can't differentiate between them.

The distinction between the two theories is quite clear.

That the two theories look so similar, I can't differentiate between them.


Sentence : The dollar has been dragged by inflation.
Hint : Inflation typically refers to a decrease in the value of money, while an increase in the value of money would be deflation.

The dollar has been increased by inflation.

The value of a dollar has reduced so much now by inflation.

The value of a dollar has reduced so much now by inflation.


Sentence : The dollar has been dried by inflation.
Hint : Inflation typically refers to the decrease in the value of a currency, while an increase in the value of a currency would be called appreciation.

The US dollar has been increased by the inflation.

The dollar will soon be devalued by inflation.

The dollar will soon be devalued by inflation.


Sentence : The event carved  itself into her memory.
Hint : When an event carves itself into someone's memory, it means that it is so significant or impactful that they will never forget it, however, if the event has withdrew itself from someone's mind, it means that they have forgotten about it.

The entire memory of this event is engraved forever in her mind.

The event withdrew itself from her memory.

The entire memory of this event is engraved forever in her mind.


Sentence : The event dug itself into her memory.
Hint : To dig something into someone's memory means to make it so that they will never forget it, while to lose something completely means that there is no trace or remembrance of it.

She couldn't remember the event and hence it was completely lost.

If something gets etched into your memory, it means you will never forget about it.

If something gets etched into your memory, it means you will never forget about it.


Sentence : The event engraved itself into her memory.
Hint : The word engraved refers something that is permanently and indelibly marked, while left means something is not parmanently marked.

The memory of that event will always be deeply added in her mind.

The memory of that event will always be deeply added in her mind.


Sentence : The ex-slave found freedom shortly before she died.
Hint : To find something means to discover it or come across it, however, the contradiction suggests that she didn't get her freedom until she died.

The ex-slave didn't get her freedom until her death.

The ex-slave died just a few months after gaining her freedom.

The ex-slave died just a few months after gaining her freedom.


Sentence : The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died.
Hint : To taste something means to experience it or enjoy it, while to die before getting something means to never experience it or enjoy it.

The ex-slave died shortly after she got freedom.

The ex-slave was so close to getting her freedom, but she died before that.

The ex-slave died shortly after she got freedom.


Sentence : The faculty meeting was a tragedy.
Hint : The word tragedy typically refers to a sad or tragic event, while the word comical typically refers to something that is funny or amusing.

The faculty meeting was a comical event.


Sentence : The faculty meeting was a war.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because a war is typically characterized by violence and conflict, while an intellectual dialogue is typically characterized by calm and rational discussion.

The faculty meeting was highly aggressive.

The faculty meeting was an intellectual dialogue.

The faculty meeting was highly aggressive.


Sentence : The faculty meeting was an easy breeze.
Hint : An easy breeze is something that is calm and relaxing, while a whirlwind of events is something that is chaotic and hectic.

The faculty meeting was a whirlwind of events.

The faculty meeting was very easy and relaxing.

The faculty meeting was very easy and relaxing.


Sentence : The father flicked him with his hand.
Hint : flick signifies a a light touch or movement, while shook connotes a more forceful movement.

The father reached out to his son and smacked him with his hand.

The father reached out to his son and smacked him with his hand.


Sentence : The fire consumed the building.
Hint : The word consumed typically means to destroy or use up completely, however, here the fire was put out before it consumed the building.

The fire was put out before it consumed the building.


Sentence : The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
Hint : To dance means to move nimbly or gracefully, while to stop means to come to an end or a halt.

The flower bends to and fro in the wind.

The flowers stopped in the gentle breeze.

The flower bends to and fro in the wind.


Sentence : The flowers danced in the wind.
Hint : The flowers were dancing in the wind mean that they were moving around and swaying in the wind, contrasting to the another statement stating the flowers were quietly standing in the wind, i.e., they were not moving at all.

The flowers move to all directions under the powerful wind.

The flowers were quietly standing in the wind.

The flowers move to all directions under the powerful wind.


Sentence : The fruits are crystalized in eternity.
Hint : Crystalized means to be turned into a crystal, while rotten means to be decomposed or corrupted.


Sentence : The fruits are fossilized in eternity.
Hint : To be fossilized means to be preserved or petrified, while most fruits rot and spoil relatively quickly.


Sentence : The future looks very promising.
Hint : Something that is promising is full of potential and hope, while something that is dreary is dull and depressing.

The future because it looks very bright.

The future because it looks very bright.


Sentence : The girl broke into the conversation.
Hint : To break into something means to interrupt it abruptly or unexpectedly, while to choke on something means to have difficulty speaking or communicating.

The girl choked on her words during the conversation.

The girl said something interrupting the conversation.

The girl said something interrupting the conversation.


Sentence : The government bowed to the military pressure.
Hint : The word bowed typically connotes submission while stiff connotes resistance.

The government has always been stiff, but the most notable stiffness is during military pressure.

Because of so much pressure the government succumbed and did what the military ordered them to do.

Because of so much pressure the government succumbed and did what the military ordered them to do.


Sentence : The government digested the entire law into a code.
Hint : The word digested typically connotes something that has been simplified or condensed, while extremely long document connotes something that is complex and difficult to understand.

The government made the whole law summarized into a code.

The government wret it in en extremely long document to better represent it.

The government made the whole law summarized into a code.


Sentence : The government flipped the entire law into a code.
Hint : To flip something means to turn it upside down or inside out, while to barely change something means to make very little alterations to it.

The government barely changed the entire law into a code.

During the government's conversion of the law, the entire code was created.

During the government's conversion of the law, the entire code was created.


Sentence : The gun kicked back into my shoulder.
Hint : To kick back means to move suddenly or violently backwards, while to slide smoothly into something means to move effortlessly or effortlessly.


Sentence : The heavy rain guttered the soil.
Hint : To gutter something means to cause it to become eroded or washed away, while to revive something means to bring it back to life or restore it.

The heavy rain made channels in the soil.

The heavy rain made channels in the soil.


Sentence : The hidden sun boomerangs with light.
Hint : When something boomerangs, it comes back to the person who sent it out - here - the hidden sun is returning light back to the person, whereas, the contradiction states that the hidden sun barely flickered with light, which suggests that there was no light to begin with.

The hidden sun barely flickered with light.

After the heavy rain and dark clouds a ray of light has finally shown up.

After the heavy rain and dark clouds a ray of light has finally shown up.


Sentence : The hidden sun unfurls with light.
Hint : To unfurl something means to open or spread it out, while to disappear means to vanish or cease to exist.

The hidden sun will once again emerge from the dark.

Watching the hidden sun disappear with light.

The hidden sun will once again emerge from the dark.


Sentence : The hollow barking of a dog came from one of the stone sheds , but there was no sign of life around the buildings .
Hint : The hollow barking is used to mean that the barking was muffled whereas howling suggests the barking was composed of lengthy sustained sounds, loud and audible.

The muffled barking of a dog came from one of the stone sheds , but there was no sign of life around the buildings .

The loud howling of a dog came from one of the stone sheds , but there was no sign of life around the buildings .

The muffled barking of a dog came from one of the stone sheds , but there was no sign of life around the buildings .


Sentence : The house was a tomb.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because a tomb is a place where people are buried after they die, while a blooming oasis is a place that is full of life and vitality.

The house was so dark, silent and dreary.

The house was so dark, silent and dreary.


Sentence : The huge waves attacked the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter.
Hint : To attack something means to try to harm or destroy it, while to save something means to protect it or keep it from being harmed.

The big waves saved the small boat from going down but it sank shortly thereafter.

The huge waves really hit the small boat and sank it just before it docked.

The huge waves really hit the small boat and sank it just before it docked.


Sentence : The images basked in the brilliance that covered him warm.
Hint : To bask in something means to enjoy or relish in it, while to disregard something means to pay no attention to it or dismiss it.

The images disregarded in the brilliance that covered him warm.

The images reflected in the brilliance that covered him warm.

The images reflected in the brilliance that covered him warm.


Sentence : The images cast in the brilliance that covered him warm.
Hint : one sentence describing the subject as being covered in brilliance and protected by it whereas another sentence contradicts this by saying that the images were disregarded and not given any importance.

The images disregarded in the brilliance that covered him warm.

He was warmly covered in the brilliance that reflected the images.

He was warmly covered in the brilliance that reflected the images.


Sentence : The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society.
Hint : cast out typically connotes something that is slowly and painfully removed or exiled which is opposite of the use of absorbed here that shows something that is quickly and easily taken in or assimilated.

The immigrants were slowly cast out of society.

Most of the immigrants that have come here and now successfully part of the local community.

Most of the immigrants that have come here and now successfully part of the local community.


Sentence : The judge clapped him in jail.
Hint : Here clapped signifies something negative as imprisonement whereas the contradictory statement points out that the defendant was allowed to go out of the prison.

The judge gave the defendant an opportunity to go out of jail.


Sentence : The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir.
Hint : When there is a lack of rain, the water level in a reservoir typically decreases because there is no water to replenish it, here the contradictory sentence would mean that the lack of rain actually increased the water level, which goes against what typically happens.

The level of the water had increased in the reservoir because of the lack of rain.

The drought has made the water level at the reservoir really really low.

The drought has made the water level at the reservoir really really low.


Sentence : The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts.
Hint : The word flashed typically implies the information is communicated quickly, while hidden means the information was not shared.

The latest intelligence is communicated quickly to all command posts.

The latest intelligence is hidden to all command posts.

The latest intelligence is communicated quickly to all command posts.


Sentence : The Leviathan in the ocean is a moving country.
Hint : The one statement suggests that Leviathan, the large mythical sea monster is constantly moving, contrary to a immobile land, i.e., something that does not move or change - as suggested by the another statement.

The Leviathan in the ocean is a small immobile land.

The ocean contains an extremely huge sea monster like Leviathan.

The ocean contains an extremely huge sea monster like Leviathan.


Sentence : The little raindrops collapsing together stick upon my coat.
Hint : Collapsing and stopping are two opposite actions - collapsing means to come together suddenly and stop means to cease or come to an end.

The little raindrops stopping together stick upon my coat.

The little raindrops falling together stick upon my coat.

The little raindrops falling together stick upon my coat.


Sentence : The little raindrops diving together stick upon my coat.
Hint : Diving is an action that suggests something is coming down quickly, while getting together is a slower process.

My coat is covered with little raindrops that fall together.

The rain drops got together to stick upon my coat.

My coat is covered with little raindrops that fall together.


Sentence : The man still had heavy feelings about the situation.
Hint : To have heavy feelings about something means to be burdened or weighed down by them, while to have overcome something means to have triumphed or conquered it.

The man still had unpleasant and negative feelings about the situation.

The man had finally overcome his feelings about the situation.

The man still had unpleasant and negative feelings about the situation.


Sentence : The market is being clogged by these operations.
Hint : The word clogged is used as a metaphor to mean something that is blocked or hindered, while boom typically means something that is flourishing or growing rapidly.

The market is being obstructed by these operations.

The sudden boom in the market is mostly due to these operations .

The market is being obstructed by these operations.


Sentence : The meat was transfigured in a fatty gravy.
Hint : To transfigure something means to change or transform it, while having uncooked meat in a fatty gravy would suggest that it has not been changed or transformed in any way.

Having uncooked meat in a fatty gravy is gross.

The gravy was so fatty, it made the meat taste greasy.

The gravy was so fatty, it made the meat taste greasy.


Sentence : The middle east is fermenting.
Hint : Fermenting is usually applies to mean a lot of activity and movement while the contradiction states the situation is now stable.

The middle east has a problem that is bubbling up.

The middle east has a problem that is bubbling up.


Sentence : The moment had arrived for killing the past and coming back to life.
Hint : To kill the past would mean to put an end to it and start afresh, while to forget the past would mean to erase it from one's memory.

The moment had arrived to forget the past.

It was the moment to forget everything had happened and focus on one's life again.

It was the moment to forget everything had happened and focus on one's life again.


Sentence : The moon betrayed back at itself from the lake’s surface.
Hint : The moon betrayed back at itself from the lake’s surface means that the moon was reflected in the lake and it looked like the moon was betraying itselg whereas the moon absorbed back at itself from the lake’s surface means that the moon was absorbed into the lake and it disappeared.

The moon reflects its face onto the surface of the lake.

The moon absorbed back at itself from the lake’s surface.

The moon reflects its face onto the surface of the lake.


Sentence : The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface.
Hint : If the moon was hidden behind the clouds, then it would not be possible for it to glare back at itself from the lake's surface.

The moon reflected itself from the surface of lake.

The moon reflected itself from the surface of lake.


Sentence : The moon smiled at the stars in the sky.
Hint : When something smiles, it expresses happiness or pleasure, while when something darkens, it becomes obscured or shadowed.

The moon gave the stars of the sky an opportunity to shine.

The moon darkened at the stars in the sky.

The moon gave the stars of the sky an opportunity to shine.


Sentence : The moon winked back at itself from the lake’s surface.
Hint : The moon winked back at itself means that the moon was reflecting the light which is contradicted by the suggestion that the moon absorbed back the light.

The moon absorbed back at itself from the lake’s surface

The moon reflected back at itself from the lake’s surface.

The moon reflected back at itself from the lake’s surface.


Sentence : The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage.
Hint : Drinking in typically implies giving full attention to something while hardly listened means paying little attention.

The mother hardly listened to her son on the stage.

The mother pays close attention to in every word of her son on the stage.

The mother pays close attention to in every word of her son on the stage.


Sentence : The mountain was blanketed with snow.
Hint : To be blanketed with something means to be covered or shrouded by it, while to be devoid of something means to be lacking or missing it.

The mountain was entirely covered with snow.

The mountain was entirely covered with snow.


Sentence : The mountain was quilted with snow.
Hint : The mountain being quilted with snow would suggest that it is covered in a thick layer of snow, while having a mountain which has no snow at all would suggest that there is not even a thin layer of snow.


Sentence : The music accumulates to a crescendo.
Hint : The music is accumulating to a crescendo, which means it is getting louder and louder, whereas, the contradiction states that the music breaks to a crescendo.

The music goes on a really steep incline and then goes right down at the peak.

The music goes on a really steep incline and then goes right down at the peak.


Sentence : The music frolicked in the background.
Hint : To frolic means to play or act in a carefree or joyful manner, while stopping suggests the music is not played any more.

The music that played in the background.

The music that played in the background.


Sentence : The music swelled in the background.
Hint : Swelling typically describes an increase in intensity or volume, while fading means the opposite of that.


Sentence : The music swelled to a crescendo.
Hint : A crescendo is a gradual increase in volume, while a whisper is a soft, gentle sound.


Sentence : The new city was a maze for him.
Hint : A maze is a complex and confusing network of paths or passages, while an ordered city is one that is easy to navigate and understand.

The new city was ordered and easy to understand for him.

He had a hard time navigating his way through the new city.

He had a hard time navigating his way through the new city.


Sentence : The new measures deflated the economy.
Hint : Inflation is an increase in the prices of goods and services while deflation is a decrease in the prices of goods and services.

The new measurement units definitely shrinked the economy.

Given the new measures its resulted in inflation of economy.

The new measurement units definitely shrinked the economy.


Sentence : The new measures jostled the economy.
Hint : To jostle something means to cause it to move or shift abruptly, while to help something means to provide assistance or support.

The measures definitely helped to stabilize the economy.

The measures which were announced have affected the economy.

The measures which were announced have affected the economy.


Sentence : The new measures transformed the economy.
Hint : To transform something means to change it completely, while to lead to the downfall of something means to cause its ruin or destruction.

The new measures will greatly affect our economy.

The new measures led to the downfall of the economy.

The new measures will greatly affect our economy.


Sentence : The new moon peers through the tree tops.
Hint : The new moon Peers mean it is rising, while the setting moon is typically seen as being dim.

The new moon is dim and sets through the tree tops.

The new moon is rising through the tree tops.

The new moon is rising through the tree tops.


Sentence : The new moon swims up through the tree tops.
Hint : When something swims, it moves through water using its limbs or fins, however, when something sinks, it drops down from a higher place to a lower place.

The new moon sinks through the tree tops.


Sentence : The news inflamed your temper.
Hint : To inflame something means to make it worse or more intense, while to soothe something means to calm it down or relieve it.

The news just got you all hyped up and angry.

The news just got you all hyped up and angry.


Sentence : The news leaked out despite his secrecy.
Hint : To leak out means to become known or exposed, while to conceal it mean the it was not disclosed.

the news was revealed publicly despite his secrecy

the news was revealed publicly despite his secrecy


Sentence : The news were leaked to the paper.
Hint : To leak something means to make it known or public without authorization, while to keep something hidden means to keep it concealed or secret.


Sentence : The night sky flurried with the massive bombardment.
Hint : A flurry is a light, brief shower of something, while a dousing is a heavy or complete soaking.

The night sky was filled with massive fireballs.

The entire night sky was doused with the multiple bombardments .

The night sky was filled with massive fireballs.


Sentence : The novel emerges with a murder.
Hint : A murder is a crime, while the death of a character is simply an event that happens in a story.

The novel ends with the death of a character.


Sentence : The novel sprouts with a murder.
Hint : To sprout with something means to have it as a starting  element or to grow something, while the final scene of the novel describes a murder would suggest that the murder is the last element.

The final scene of the novel describes a murder.


Sentence : The old tenant gave a bittersweet speech.
Hint : A bittersweet speech is one that is tinged with both sadness and happiness, while an optimistic speech would be one that is only positive and hopeful.

The old tenant gave a optimistic speech.

The old tenant expressed mixed feelings in his speech.

The old tenant expressed mixed feelings in his speech.


Sentence : The old woman had an open heart.
Hint : To have an open heart means to be compassionate and understanding, while to keep one's heart closed means to be cold and unyielding.

The old woman was kind enough and generous.

The old woman was kind enough and generous.


Sentence : The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency.
Hint : The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency means that it is searching for the right frequency, while the oscillator remaining at the correct frequency means that it has found the right frequency and is staying there.

Oscillators never stay on one frequency, they are always searching around to find the right frequency and go up and down.

The oscillator remains at the correct frequency.

Oscillators never stay on one frequency, they are always searching around to find the right frequency and go up and down.


Sentence : The party died as soon as she left.
Hint : If the party died as soon as she left, that would suggest that she was the main attraction in the party, however, if there was nothing like a party until she left, that would suggest that the party was much better after she left.

There was nothing like a party until she left.

A fun time was ruined as soon as she left the party.

A fun time was ruined as soon as she left the party.


Sentence : The party dissipated as soon as she left.
Hint : To dissipate means to disperse or scatter, while to begin means to start or commence.

The party was so good till she left and now it is hell.

The party was so good till she left and now it is hell.


Sentence : The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill.
Hint : The path climbing up means it is going up the hill while descended down mean it is coming down.

The path extended all the way to the top of the hill.

The path descended all the way from the top of the hill.

The path extended all the way to the top of the hill.


Sentence : The pen is mightier than the sword.
Hint : The pen is often seen as mightier than the sword because it is thought to be able to influence and change people's minds, while the pen is insignificant mean it is an useless thing.

The pen is insignificant than the sword.


Sentence : The play is going to burn few people.
Hint : To burn something means to destroy it completely, while to cheer something means to provide encouragement or make someone happy.


Sentence : The politician chopped down his rival.
Hint : To chop something down means to destroy or defeat it, while to lose to something means to be defeated by it.


Sentence : The politician clawed his rival.
Hint : The word claw typically connotes aggression and violence while flirt typically connotes playful and romantic behavior.

The politician harmed his rival politically.

The politician harmed his rival politically.


Sentence : The politician toppled his rival.
Hint : To topple someone means to overthrow them or bring them down from a position of power, while to lose to someone means to be defeated by them.

Despite his rival's efforts, the politician won.

The politician has to lose the election to his rival.

Despite his rival's efforts, the politician won.


Sentence : The pounding on the door was more assertive now.
Hint : To pound on something means to hit it forcefully, while to protect something means to shield it from harm.

The banging on the door was way too assertive now .

The protecting on the door was more assertive now.

The banging on the door was way too assertive now .


Sentence : The President brushed aside the accusations.
Hint : To brush something aside means to disregard or dismiss it, while to worry incessantly about something means to be very concerned or anxious about it.

The President worried incessantly about the accusations.

The President completely denies the allegation or accusation is a blant denial.

The President completely denies the allegation or accusation is a blant denial.


Sentence : The press was gagged.
Hint : The word gagged implies connotes something that is restricted or controlled, while left to report freely connotes something that is unrestrained or uncontrolled.


Sentence : The republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform.
Hint : The metaphor floating is used here to connotes an idea that is being presented or considered while throwing out typically connotes an idea that is being rejected.

The republicans are proposing the idea of a tax reform.

The republicans are throwing out the idea of a tax reform.

The republicans are proposing the idea of a tax reform.


Sentence : The residents of this village adhered to catholicism.
Hint : deviant typically connotes something that is different or abnormal from the norm while adhered means to follow or adhere to something.

The residents of this village were deviant from catholicism.

The residents of this village were devoted in belief to catholicism .

The residents of this village were devoted in belief to catholicism .


Sentence : The roaring on the door was more assertive now.
Hint : In one statement the knocking on the door is being compared to something that is roaring, whereas, the contradiction compares it to something still and silent.

The knocking on the door was really persuasive and persistent.

The stillness on the door was more assertive now.

The knocking on the door was really persuasive and persistent.


Sentence : The rooms communicated.
Hint : The word communicated is used here to connotes two-way communication, while cut-off means to discontinue or sever.

Communication between the rooms was cut-off.

The rooms in the house are very close to each other and almost seem that they are connected.

The rooms in the house are very close to each other and almost seem that they are connected.


Sentence : The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax.
Hint : The another statement suggest the sales tax is a separate entity from the state income tax whereas the other statement suggests that sales tax is added to the income tax.

The sales tax is excluded into the state income tax.

The sales tax is incorporated into the state income tax .

The sales tax is incorporated into the state income tax .


Sentence : The scream covered the night.
Hint : If the scream covered the night, then it would be loud and uninterrupted, whereas in another sentence it appears that the scream emptied the night.


Sentence : The scream pierced the night.
Hint : To pierce something means to penetrate or go through it, while to empty something means to remove all the contents from it.


Sentence : The seeds of change were planted in 1943.
Hint : To plant something means to put it in the ground so that it can grow, while to uproot something means to pull something of the ground.

The seeds of change were uprooted in 1943.


Sentence : The Senator attacked the administration in his speech on Friday.
Hint : To attack something means to criticize or condemn it, while to praise something means to express admiration or approval for it.

The Senator criticized the administration in his speech on Friday.

The Senator praised the administration in his speech on Friday.

The Senator criticized the administration in his speech on Friday.


Sentence : The Senator dissed the administration in his speech on Friday.
Hint : To diss someone means to show disrespect or disapproval towards them, while to praise someone means to express admiration or approval.

The Senator praised the administration in his speech on Friday.

The senator made an unfair comment about the administration and its personnel.

The senator made an unfair comment about the administration and its personnel.


Sentence : The force decimated the village at night.
Hint : To decimate something means to destroy or kill a large portion of it, while to guard something means to protect it.

The force are known for always attacking their enemy at night.

The people living in the village are safe because the force guard the town at night.

The force are known for always attacking their enemy at night.


Sentence : The sky flushed with rosy splendor.
Hint : The word flushed is used typically to mean something that is full of color and vibrancy while drained represents empty or devoid of color.


Sentence : The smell of smoke carpeted on the delinquent.
Hint : Carpeting something would mean to cover it completely, while taking off would mean to leave or depart.

The smell of smoke took off on the delinquent.

The delinquent reeked of smoke because he was smoking again.

The delinquent reeked of smoke because he was smoking again.


Sentence : The smell of smoke rested on the delinquent.
Hint : To rest on something means to settle or be situated on it, while to take off on something means to leave quickly or abruptly.

The smell of smoke took off on the delinquent.

The smell of smoke always settles in this delinquent's house.

The smell of smoke always settles in this delinquent's house.


Sentence : The snow blanketed the earth like a mother would her infant child.
Hint : A mother carefully and lovingly covers her infant child with a blanket, while exposing them would mean leaving them unprotected.

Like a mother covering her infant child, snow covered the earth.

Snowfall exposing the Earth from its clothes like a mother would her infant child.

Like a mother covering her infant child, snow covered the earth.


Sentence : The snow swaddled the earth like a mother would her infant child.
Hint : Swaddling is a form of wrapping infants in order to provide them with warmth and security, while exposing them would leave them vulnerable and unprotected.

The snow was so deep and thick it covered the earth like a mother would her infant child.

The snow exposed the earth like a mother would her infant child.

The snow was so deep and thick it covered the earth like a mother would her infant child.


Sentence : The soldiers were devils.
Hint : Devils are typically seen as evil and cruel, while angels are seen as good and benevolent.

The soldiers were extremely violent and threatening.

The soldiers were extremely violent and threatening.


Sentence : The spasm twists her facial muscles.
Hint : A spasm is an involuntary contraction of a muscle, while the muscles on her face getting straightened would suggest that they are relaxing.

The muscles on her face get straightens due to her spasm.


Sentence : The spasm whips her facial muscles.
Hint : A spasm is an involuntary contraction of a muscle, while to straighten something means to make it smooth or level.

The girl had a spasm that straightened her facial muscles.

As a result of the spasm, her facial muscle contracted.

As a result of the spasm, her facial muscle contracted.


Sentence : The speech crowned the meeting.
Hint : If the meeting began with the speech, this would mean that the speech cannot be the last thing that happened at the meeting.

The talk at the end of a meeting completed the meeting .

The talk at the end of a meeting completed the meeting .


Sentence : The stars sparkle in the night sky.
Hint : To sparkle means to shine brightly, while to be dim means to be not very bright.

The stars were shining in the night sky.

Looking at the night sky, the stars are pretty dim.

The stars were shining in the night sky.


Sentence : The stock market drifted upward.
Hint : The stock market drifting upward mean a slow and gradual increase while a plane in free-fall typically connotes a rapid and steep decrease.

The stock marker went down like a plane in free-fall.

The Stock Market has been rising lately .

The Stock Market has been rising lately .


Sentence : The sudden fame burst forth her ego.
Hint : To have an ego is to have a sense of self-importance, while to lose one's sense of ego would be to become humble or modest.

The sudden fame made her totally go crazy with ego.

Her sudden fame made her lose her sense of ego.

The sudden fame made her totally go crazy with ego.


Sentence : The sudden fame kindled her ego.
Hint : To kindle something means to set it on fire or ignite it, while to decrease something means to make it smaller or less.


Sentence : The tax cut will fertilize the economy.
Hint : To fertilize something means to nourish or enrich it, while to make someone suffer financially means to cause them financial hardship.

The tax cut will definitely help the economy.

This tax cut is going to make us suffer financially.

The tax cut will definitely help the economy.


Sentence : The tax cut will uplift the economy.
Hint : To uplift something means to improve or enhance it, while to cut something means to reduce or remove it.

The tax cut will do more harm to the economy.

With all the tax cuts, the economy will surely be improved.

With all the tax cuts, the economy will surely be improved.


Sentence : The teapot quivered as the water boiled.
Hint : To quiver means to shake or tremble, while to be unaffected by something means to remain unchanged or unresponsive.

During the boiling process, the teapot shook.

The teapot doesn't get affected by the heat as the water starts boiling.

During the boiling process, the teapot shook.


Sentence : The teapot shuddered as the water boiled.
Hint : To shudder means to shake or quiver, while to soothe means to calm or ease.


Sentence : The train horn disemboweled the peace.
Hint : To disembowel something means to destroy it completely, while to restore something means to bring it back or revive it.

The train horn  ruin the peaceful environment.

The train horn  ruin the peaceful environment.


Sentence : The train horn fractured the peace.
Hint : To fracture something means to break it into pieces, while to restore something means to bring it back to its original state.

The sound of the train horn quieted the chaos and restored peace.


Sentence : The force erased the civilians in 1915.
Hint : The two sentences contradict each other because one describe the force erased the civilians where in the other it states the force helped the civilians to re-establish.

The force helped the civilians to re-establish in 1915.

There was a mass genocide perpetrated by the force on the civilians.

There was a mass genocide perpetrated by the force on the civilians.


Sentence : The voice at the other end was plainly over-excited and it took him a minute to disentangle what he was being told .
Hint : Disentangle means to separate something into its individual parts whereas scrambling means entangling the parts to give it a shape and meaning.

The voice at the other end was plainly over-excited and it took him a minute to separate into discrete units what he was being told .

The voice at the other end was plainly over-excited and it took him a minute to scramble what he was being told .

The voice at the other end was plainly over-excited and it took him a minute to separate into discrete units what he was being told .


Sentence : The war devoured so many lives.
Hint : To devour something means to consume it completely, while to save something means to preserve it.


Sentence : The warrior was a lion on the battlefield.
Hint : A lion is a brave and fierce creature while a lamb is gentle and timid.

The warrior was brave and strong on the battlefield who never gives up.

The warrior was a lamb on the battlefield.

The warrior was brave and strong on the battlefield who never gives up.


Sentence : The weeks crawled by until we could meet again.
Hint : To crawl means to move slowly or inch along, while to rush means to move quickly or hurry along.

The weeks rushed by until we could meet again.

The weeks passed slowly until we could meet again.

The weeks passed slowly until we could meet again.


Sentence : The wheat headed early this year.
Hint : To head early means to mature or ripen early, while to be stunted means to be hindered in growth or development.

The wheat came up from the soil early this year.

The wheat came up from the soil early this year.


Sentence : The wheels of justice turn slowly.
Hint : The wheels of justice turning slowly suggests that the process is sluggish and takes a long time, while the wheels of justice turning quickly would suggest that the process is efficient and speedy.

It's always time-consuming to see justice prevail on injustice.

It barely took any time for justice to be served

It's always time-consuming to see justice prevail on injustice.


Sentence : The wildfire leapt through the forest at an amazing speed.
Hint : In one sentence the wildfire is described as leaping through the forest, which suggests that it is moving quickly and uncontrollably, whereas, the contradiction describes the wildfire as halting, which means it came to a stop.

The wildfire halted through the forest at an amazing speed.

The wildfire spread so fast through the forest to my amazement.

The wildfire spread so fast through the forest to my amazement.


Sentence : The wildfire ravaged through the forest at an amazing speed.
Hint : Ravaged means to cause severe damage to something, here, by the wildfire, where in the other sentence it is extinguished.

The forest fire moved at an exponential speed spreading around the area.

The wildfire got extinguished after spreading over forest like hell fire.

The forest fire moved at an exponential speed spreading around the area.


Sentence : The wind floats through the leaves.
Hint : To float through something means to move lightly or effortlessly, while to uproot something means to that it was forceful and strong.

The wind blows through the branches of this huge tree.

The wind blows through the branches of this huge tree.


Sentence : The wind whips through the leaves.
Hint : To whip something means to move it violently back and forth, while to cease something means to stop or discontinue it.


Sentence : The window panes were shaking as the wind blew through them.
Hint : To shake means to move or cause to move back and forth or up and down with quick violent motions, while to be calm means to be free from tumult or disturbance.

The wind was blowing strongly through the window panes

The window panes were calm as the wind blew through them.

The wind was blowing strongly through the window panes


Sentence : The window panes were trembling as the wind blew through them.
Hint : The sentence pair contains metaphor that compares the window panes to something that is trembling or shaking, which is c contradicted by saying that the window panes were a calm.

The calming effect of the window panes was juxtaposed to the blowing wind outside.

The panes of the windows were rattling whenever there is a strong wind.

The panes of the windows were rattling whenever there is a strong wind.


Sentence : The woman burst in a warm laughter.
Hint : To burst in warm laughter is to laugh nicely and plesantly, while to burst in hysterical laughter is to laugh maniacally or in a wild manner.

The woman started laughing in a nice and pleasant way.

The woman burst in a hysterical sad laughter.

The woman started laughing in a nice and pleasant way.


Sentence : Their faces were shrouded with sadness.
Hint : To be shrouded in something means to be enveloped or covered by it, while to be depleted of something means to have been emptied or drained of it.

I saw the depressed and sad look on their faces.

I saw the depressed and sad look on their faces.


Sentence : Their language broadcasts us to believe them.
Hint : When someone broadcasts something, they are sending out a message loud and clear, contradicting to the idea of refraining.

Their language is written in such a way that it makes you believe them.

Their language refrains us to believe them.

Their language is written in such a way that it makes you believe them.


Sentence : Their language inclines us to believe them.
Hint : If something inclines us to believe them, it means that it makes us more likely to believe them, which is contradictory when the language dissuades us.

Their language dissuades us from believing them.

Their language intends to cause us to believe them.

Their language intends to cause us to believe them.


Sentence : Their language sways us to believe them.
Hint : To sway someone means to influence or persuade them, while to make someone question something means to cause them to doubt it.

The way they talk to us makes us feel like they are telling the truth.

Their language makes us question their credibility.

The way they talk to us makes us feel like they are telling the truth.


Sentence : Then a colorful joy exploded in her chest.
Hint : To explode is to release energy suddenly and violently, while to stab is to plunge a sharp object into something.

Then a colorful joy stabbed her in the chest.


Sentence : Then my troubled heart is brightened ,
Hint : One statement states that the protagonist's troubled heart is brightened whereas the second statement says that is darkened.

Then my troubled heart is made more cheerful ,

Then my troubled heart is made more cheerful ,


Sentence : Then they cried a sea of tears.
Hint : To cry a sea of tears would suggest that someone is extremely sad and shedding a lot of tears, while to crying only a little would suggest that they are not extremely sad.

They were really disappointed and thus cried a lot.

They were really disappointed and thus cried a lot.


Sentence : There are few things worse than being bludgeoned into reading a book you hate .
Hint : To be bludgeoned into doing something means to be forced or coerced into it, while to be excited to do something means to voluntarily choose to do it.

Being forced to read a book that you dislike the most is one of the worst things that can happen in life.

There are few things worse than being excited into reading a book you hate .

Being forced to read a book that you dislike the most is one of the worst things that can happen in life.


Sentence : There were dark corners in his past things he didn't like to remember.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because a sunshiny past would be full of pleasant memories, while a dark past would be full of unpleasant memories.

There were negative elements in his past things he didn't like to remember.

He had a sunshiny past full of pleasant memories.

There were negative elements in his past things he didn't like to remember.


Sentence : These rivers head from a mountain range in the himalayas.
Hint : Head from means that the rivers start from the mountain range whereas estuary is typically denote the area where the rivers meet the ocean.

There is an estuary in the Himalayan range where these rivers meet.

These rivers come from a mountain range in the himalayas.

These rivers come from a mountain range in the himalayas.


Sentence : They breezed through the job candidates.
Hint : To breeze through something means to do it quickly and easily, while to ignore something means to pay no attention to it.

They ignored through the job candidates.


Sentence : They clawed their way to the top of the mountain.
Hint : The word clawed typically is used to show a lot of effort and struggle while strolled means to walk in a leisurely manner.

They leisurely strolled to the top of the mountain.

Managed to get to the top of the mountain with great difficulty.

Managed to get to the top of the mountain with great difficulty.


Sentence : They had to ration things out until the Duke arrived.
Hint : To ration something out means to distribute it in limited amounts, while to mess something out means to make it messy or disorderly.

They had to mess things out until the Duke arrived.

They had to budget things out until the Duke arrived.

They had to budget things out until the Duke arrived.


Sentence : They polished off their dinner with a cognac.
Hint : To polish something off means to finish or complete it, while to start something off means to begin it.

Their dinner started off with a stronger drink of cognac.

They only finishing off their dinner with a liquor.

They only finishing off their dinner with a liquor.


Sentence : They scoured through the job candidates.
Hint : To scour something means to search through it thoroughly, while to skip through something means to move quickly or hurriedly without looking carefully.

They skipped through the job candidates.

They searched thorougly through the job candidates.

They searched thorougly through the job candidates.


Sentence : They sent a shudder through my being still.
Hint : To send a shudder through someone means to cause them to feel fear or terror, while to reduce a shudder through someone means to lessen their fear or terror.

They created a shudder through my being still.

They reduced a shudder through my being still.

They created a shudder through my being still.


Sentence : They sprouted a shudder through my being still.
Hint : To sprout something means to cause it to grow or appear, while to remove something means to take it away or eliminate it.

They removed a shudder through my being still.

They created a shudder through my being still.


Sentence : They terminated off their dinner with a cognac.
Hint : To terminate something means to bring it to an end, while to start something means to begin it.

They started off the dinner by pouring a lot of cognac.

They finished their dinner with a cognac.

They finished their dinner with a cognac.


Sentence : They were burning with desire.
Hint : To be burning with desire means to be very passionate or eager, while to be freezing with desire means not to feel any desire.

Their desire was very intense and it was palpable.

Their desire was very intense and it was palpable.


Sentence : They win their parents over with a rose-tinted vision of the world which is decidedly reassuring .
Hint : A rose-tinted vision of the world is one that is overly positive or optimistic, while contradictory pessimistic views of the world are those that are negative or pessimistic.

They win their parents over with an optimistic vision of the world which is decidedly reassuring .

They win their parents over with a contradictory pessimistic vision of the world which is decidedly reassuring .

They win their parents over with an optimistic vision of the world which is decidedly reassuring .


Sentence : This fact clashed against the standard theories.
Hint : To clash with something means to be in conflict or disagreement with it, while to favor something means to support or be partial to it.

This occurrence went contrary to the generally held belief .

In the current scenario the fact favored the theory.

This occurrence went contrary to the generally held belief .


Sentence : This fact warred against the standard theories.
Hint : To war against something means to fight or compete against it, while to favor something means to support or like it.

This fact goes against all the standard theories.

This fact was supportive of the standard theories.

This fact goes against all the standard theories.


Sentence : This idea will never amount to anything.
Hint : To be precious or to amount to something means to have value or be significant, while to not amount to anything means to be worthless or insignificant.

This new idea is a complete waste of time because it will never become anything.

This idea will be very precious for something in the future.

This new idea is a complete waste of time because it will never become anything.


Sentence : This may land you in jail.
Hint : To be jailed means to be confined to a prison or cell, while to be a free person means to have the liberty to do as one pleases.

You could be a free person if you do it.


Sentence : This problem admits of no solution.
Hint : One statement says there is no solution while other statement says that the problem allows for more than one solution to fix it

This problem allows for more than one solution to fix it.


Sentence : This rare bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours.
Hint : To breathe in this context means to allow this rare bordeaux wine to oxidize and open up, whereas drunk immediately would mean to consume it right away without giving it time to oxidize.

Considering this rare bordeaux is so precious and valuable, it must be drunk immediately..

This extremely expensive bordeaux wine should be allowed to oxidize and open up for 2 hours at least.

This extremely expensive bordeaux wine should be allowed to oxidize and open up for 2 hours at least.


Sentence : This story will grab you.
Hint : To grab someone means to hold their attention or interest, while to be boring and uninteresting would mean the opposite.

This story is so boring and uninteresting.


Sentence : This was conveniently encapsulated in the first try .
Hint : To encapsulate something means to enclose or surround it completely, while to convey something means to communicate or express it.

This was unclearly conveyed in the first try.

This was conveniently summarized briefly in the first try .

This was conveniently summarized briefly in the first try .


Sentence : Though his pace he checked and slackened.
Hint : To slacken something means to lessen or decrease, while to make progress means to move forward or advance.

At his pace he checked and started to make progress.

Though his pace he checked and gradually decreased in intensity.

Though his pace he checked and gradually decreased in intensity.


Sentence : Till it drew itself together ,
Hint : To draw oneself together means to become more compact or unified, while to crawl away means to move slowly and awkwardly in a humiliating or helpless manner.


Sentence : Till it took the form and features.
Hint : To take the form and features of something means to assume its likeness or appearance, while to lose the form and features of something means to cease resembling it.


Sentence : Till it touched the top of heaven ,
Hint : Touched means reached and in this context it is used metaphorically to convey that heaven is reached which contradicts departing off the heaven


Sentence : Till the cornfields rang with laughter ,
Hint : Rang with laughter means the cornfields were filled with the sound of laughter which contradicts that cornfield was sillenced with laughter.

Till the day that all the cornfields around us reverberated with laughter.

The cornfields silenced with the sound of their laughter.

Till the day that all the cornfields around us reverberated with laughter.


Sentence : Till the tree-tops shook with laughter ,
Hint : Laughter can cause shaking, as if the tree were trembling with mirth but here it says the the tree tops stood still which contradicts shaking.

Till the tree-tops stood still with laughter ,

Till the tree-tops were trembling the laughter.

Till the tree-tops were trembling the laughter.


Sentence : Time flies when you're having fun.
Hint : When time flies, it passes by quickly, while when time remains standstill, it stops or does not move.

Time remains standstill when you're having fun .


Sentence : To ravage the sob of my agony.
Hint : Ravage means to cause severe and extensive damage to something, while cheer after the agony would suggest that the person is trying to cope with the situation in a positive way.


Sentence : To scrape the sob of my agony.
Hint : To scrape something means to remove it forcefully, while to cheer up something means to make it happier.


Sentence : Touched the rugged hills with smoothness ,
Hint : In one statement, the person is touching the hill whereas in the second one they avoided it.


Sentence : Traced a winding pathway for it ,
Hint : A winding pathway is a path that is twisted or winding, while a branching, convoluted path is a path that has many branches or offshoots.


Sentence : War was a nightmare.
Hint : A nightmare is a bad dream that is often scary or unsettling, while a fantasy is a pleasant daydream or an imaginary situation.


Sentence : Water galloped down all over the floor.
Hint : To gallop down means to move quickly or swiftly, while to be backed up means to be blocked or obstructed.


Sentence : We dug up some interesting facts.
Hint : One statement tells us that we dug up something interesting to uncover or discover it, while the other statement suggests that there is interesting facts even in the ground.

We found interesting facts in the ground.

We have researched hard and then eventually retrieved some interesting facts.

We have researched hard and then eventually retrieved some interesting facts.


Sentence : We funneled money into the education of our children.
Hint : To funnel something means to direct it into a particular path or channel, while not paying for something would suggest that one is not investing in it or supporting it.

We don't like to pay money for our children's education.

We spent money on the education of our children.

We spent money on the education of our children.


Sentence : We have put you to the trial ,
Hint : To put someone to the trial means to test them or put them in a difficult situation, while the trial being over would suggest that the person has passed the test or the situation is no longer difficult.


Sentence : We made a truce on the terms of the settlement.
Hint : A truce is an agreement or a peace settlement between two warring parties, while being unable to reach a consensus means that there was no agreement or resolution.

We just were unable to reach a consensus on the terms of the settlement.

We came to the mutual understanding to settle the deal and declare it as a peaceful agreement.

We came to the mutual understanding to settle the deal and declare it as a peaceful agreement.


Sentence : We must embrace the kindness she showed towards us.
Hint : To embrace something means to accept it or welcome it, while to feel ashamed of something means to be embarrassed or humiliated by it.

We must acknowledge the fact that she was kind to us.

We should all feel ashamed because of the kindness she showed towards us.

We must acknowledge the fact that she was kind to us.


Sentence : We must salute the kindness she showed towards us.
Hint :

We should forget to thank her when she is kind to us.

We must acknowledge the fact that she has always been kind to us.

We must acknowledge the fact that she has always been kind to us.


Sentence : We rattled them from the first minute and did n't give them any breathing space .
Hint : To rattle someone means to unnerve or disturb them, while being imperturbable would mean that they were unaffected.

We totally thrashed them from the first minute to the last and left no breathing space.

They were imperturbable from the first minute.

We totally thrashed them from the first minute to the last and left no breathing space.


Sentence : We streamed money into the education of our children.
Hint : To stream something means to supply it in a continuous flow, while to refuse something means to reject or decline it.

We refused money into the education of our children.

Provide the best education possible for our children because we are putting money into it.

Provide the best education possible for our children because we are putting money into it.


Sentence : We took on the terms of the settlement.
Hint : To take on something means to accept or agree to it, while to disagree on something means to have a different opinion or belief about it.

We couldn't reach a mutual settlement because we disagreed on some basic terms .

We agreed on the terms of the settlement.

We agreed on the terms of the settlement.


Sentence : When I looked at my friend after the storm he was a ghost.
Hint : A ghost would be pale and unable to speak, so he was a ghost is a metaphor for being pale and speechless, unable to scream.

When I looked at my friend after the storm he was screaming.

My friend was so scared that he became pale and speechless after the violent storm.

My friend was so scared that he became pale and speechless after the violent storm.


Sentence : When the noiseless night  descended.
Hint : To descend means to move downward, while to ascend means to move upward.


Sentence : Which horse are you backing?
Hint : Backing a horse means to support or endorse it while betting against a horse means to think it will lose.


Sentence : Which horse are you depending  on.
Hint : Depending on something means to rely or count on it, while to be confused about something means to be uncertain or undecided.

Are you confused on which horse to put all the money to?


Sentence : Which horse are you wagering on.
Hint : When you wager on a horse, it means that you are betting or gambling on it, contradicting to the fact of surrendering, i.e., you do not believe that it has a chance of winning.

Which horse are you betting on for the race?

Which horse are you betting on for the race?


Sentence : While they spake , the night  departed  :.
Hint : Departing typically means to leave or go away, while arriving typically means to come or get to a place.

While they spoke , the darkness of night arrived..

they were speaking while the night was just departing,

they were speaking while the night was just departing,


Sentence : Whom fate has slapped with a weight of woes.
Hint : To be slapped with a weight of woes means to be burdened or overwhelmed by them, while to be favored with a weight of blessings means to be blessed or fortunate.

Whom fate has met with a weight of woes.

Whom fate has favored with a weight of blessings.

Whom fate has met with a weight of woes.


Sentence : Whom fate has yoked with a weight of woes.
Hint : Whom fate has yoked with a weight of woes means the person is burdened with a lot of problems, which would make them suffer a lot.


Sentence : With his war-club smote the doorways.
Hint : To smite something means to strike it hard, while to avoid something means not to hit it.

With his war-club he avoided the doorways ,

He swung the war-club and broke the door.

He swung the war-club and broke the door.


Sentence : With reserve he thus made answer.
Hint : He made an answer means he gave an answer, while being quite would suggest that one did not give any answer.


Sentence : With the crisis the bubble exploded.
Hint : The current economic crisis has made life almost unbearable, because the bubble of the economy has exploded, making it difficult for people to afford basic necessities, which would not make people happier.

The crisis has made life almost unbearable.

The crisis has made life almost unbearable.


Sentence : Words are weapons.
Hint : Some words can be described as weapons meaning they  can be used to hurt or harm someone, whereas the other sentence claims that words are harmless.

Words are like a sword and can have a powerful impact on someone's mind.

Words are like a sword and can have a powerful impact on someone's mind.


Sentence : You are spilling my patience.
Hint : Spilling patience means making someone impatient, not calm.


Sentence : You bring back the days departed.
Hint : To bring back the days that have departed means to reminisce or remember fondly the good times that have passed, while to bring in the days that never existed would suggest that the person is living in a fantasy world or is delusional.

You brought in the days that never existed.

You help me reminisce or remember fondly the good times that have passed.

You help me reminisce or remember fondly the good times that have passed.


Sentence : You can count on me to help you any time.
Hint : Count on me means someone can rely on you, which is not true is things got worse last time you helped someone.

Last time I decided to help you, things just got worse.

You can count on me to help you any time I feel like.

You can count on me to help you any time I feel like.


Sentence : You have to head straight into your fears to win them.
Hint : To head straight into something means to confront it directly, while to avoid confrontation with something means to stay away from it or not face it head-on.

You have to avoid confrontation with your fears in order to win them.

You have to deal with the very things that scare you to overcome your fears.

You have to deal with the very things that scare you to overcome your fears.


Sentence : You have to hope that its blankness will slowly dissolve and let life in .
Hint : To dissolve means to make the thing disappear and to let something in means life will be better

You have to hope that the blankess will be gone and life will be better.

You have to hope that the blankess will be come again and life will be a mess.

You have to hope that the blankess will be gone and life will be better.


Sentence : You might have assumed this was the police bluffing and bullying .
Hint : To bluff something means to deceive or trick someone, while to be honest and calm would suggest that the police are telling the truth and are not trying to trick anyone.

You might have assumed this was the police scaring with a false show of strength and bullying .

You'd have to be stupid if you actually believed the police being completely honest and calm.

You might have assumed this was the police scaring with a false show of strength and bullying .


Sentence : You were the golden boy back then.
Hint : A golden boy is someone who is favored or successful, while a scapegoat is someone who is blamed or persecuted.


Sentence : Joanna, you disagree? Okay, shoot!
Hint : Shoot means asking the other person whereas - no more questions - mean not asking the person for any followup.

Joanna, you disagree? Okay, tell me why!

Joanna, you disagree? Oh... okay, no more questions.

Joanna, you disagree? Okay, tell me why!


Sentence : How can we build a ’Global economy’ if finance is handcuffed?
Hint : If finance is handcuffed, it means that it is restricted or limited in some way, whereas, the another statement is suggesting that finance needs to be free in order to build a global economy.

Since finances are restricted by economics, how can we become part of global economy?

How can we build a ’Global economy’ if finance is free?

Since finances are restricted by economics, how can we become part of global economy?


Sentence : You will love the new train. it is a heavenly ride.
Hint : Heavenly ride is suggest a great ride, while a horrid ride is to have a horrible train ride.

You will love the new train it is a great ride that it offers.

You will love the new train, it is a horrid ride.

You will love the new train it is a great ride that it offers.


Sentence : You disagree? Okay, shoot!
Hint : Shoot means asking the other person whereas - no more questions - mean not asking the person for any followup.

You disagree? Oh... okay, no more questions.


Sentence : Those galaxies were jellyfishes in the abyss of space.
Hint : Abyss is usually suggests an endless infinite space whereas a finite space means the exact opposite.

Those galaxies were jellyfishes in the seemingly endless space.

Those galaxies were jellyfishes in such a small finite space.

Those galaxies were jellyfishes in the seemingly endless space.


Sentence : They were stirring excitement.
Hint :  To stir something means to cause it to become active or more intense, while to discourage something means to prevent it from happening or developing.


Sentence : She is fishing in troubled waters.
Hint : Fishing in troubled waters means to take risks in order to achieve something, while fishing in tranquil water means to have an easy and peaceful experience.


Sentence : You'd better keep away from Bill today because he's in a black mood.
Hint :  A black mood is typically associated with negative emotions like anger or sadness, while a fantastic mood is associated with positive emotions like happiness or excitement.

You'd better keep away from Bill today because he's in a fantastic mood.

You'd better keep away from Bill today because he's angry and sad.

You'd better keep away from Bill today because he's angry and sad.


Sentence : Their honey moon was a dream.
Hint :  A honey moon is typically seen as a happy and romantic time, while a nightmare is a bad dream that is full of fear and terror.


Sentence : The woman had a blue feeling.
Hint : A blue feeling is typically associated with sadness or depression, while a joyous feeling is associated with happiness and celebration.

The woman was feeling a kind of melancholy.

The woman was feeling a kind of melancholy.


Sentence : The rich man had a cold heart.
Hint : A cold heart is often seen as being insensitive or unemotional, while a kind-hearted person is someone who is caring and compassionate.

The rich man was a very kind-hearted person.


Sentence : The girl could still remember that sweet song.
Hint : In contrast, a sweet song describes something pleasant, while a scary song usually reminds us of something dark and sinister.

that was a nice and fine song the girl could still remember.

the girl could still remember that scary song.

that was a nice and fine song the girl could still remember.


Sentence : The faculty meeting was a comedy show.
Hint : A comedy show is something that is supposed to be funny, while a faculty meeting is typically a very serious affair.

The faculty meeting was a very serious affair.


Sentence : He felt a wave of excitement.
Hint : A wave is usually big and powerful, whereas a mild disappointment is small and not as intense.

he was so happy and felt an intense excitment.

he was so happy and felt an intense excitment.


Sentence : The captain was a tall and noble statue.
Hint : A tall and noble statue is someone who is respected and revered, while a laughable statue is someone who is not taken seriously.


Sentence : The animal shakes its tail in the air like a whip.
Hint :  To  swing something on the ground means to move it back and forth in a regular rhythm, like a pendulum whereas the other statement says the animal hit the ground hard with the tail.

The animal swings its tail and strike the ground.

The animal swings its tail on the ground like a pendulum.

The animal swings its tail and strike the ground.


Sentence : The animal in the middle of the sea was a mountain.
Hint : The animal is suggested as very large in one statement whereas another statement suggests it is a small animal.

The animal in the middle of the sea was tiny.

The creature in the middle of the sea was huge.

The creature in the middle of the sea was huge.


Sentence : See the sun far off a shriveled orange in a sky gone black.
Hint : In one statement, the sun is far away and appears to be a shriveled orange, which contradicts the idea that the sun is at its blazing redest.

See the sun at its blazing redest, in a sky gone black.

The sun is setting in the dark sky and the color is now orange.

The sun is setting in the dark sky and the color is now orange.


Sentence : My lawyer is a shark.
Hint : The two statements are contradictory because it is impossible for a lawyer to be both a shark, i.e., a  ruthless, aggressive creature and a kind, sensitive person at the same time.


Sentence : The faculty meeting was a circus.
Hint :  A circus is a place where there are a lot of people and animals doing tricks and performances, while an orderly serious affair is something that is conducted in a formal and businesslike manner.

The faculty meeting was an orderly serious affair.

The faculty meeting was chaotic and ridiculous.

The faculty meeting was chaotic and ridiculous.


Sentence : It always rained in my life he said.
Hint : Rained in life suggests the person was always unlucky in life whereas the other sentence suggests he was lucky in his life.

I was always very lucky in my life he said.