Can you match the antonyms of each word given on the left, beginning with 'B'?

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'B' Antonyms Quiz

by RobPro

Created Jan 28, 2013 in Language
Featured Mar 6, 2013
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	zalkon2004:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 15:11 GMT		9 points
	So that's why they called it Barbasol!

	jajdude:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 15:21 GMT		9 points
	Guess I'd B lying if I said I knew all those words.

	HamanKarn:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 15:49 GMT		7 points
	Pretty clever stuff. It's great for learning new vocabulary.

	Azazello:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 16:20 GMT		40 points
	Am I completely amiss to think that the a better-suited antonym to "both" is "neither" as opposed to "either"?

	SomeChaz:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 16:49 GMT		6 points
	I totally thought the Duck Tales writers made up the word "Blatherskite". Now that I've learned something, I think I'll go back to my cartoons.

	dmacp:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 17:06 GMT		1 point
	Besmirch is usually used as relating to insult, so a better antonym would be praise, IMHO

	DeliciousPoop:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 17:09 GMT		7 points
	no, besmirch is closer to tarnish (like a reputation).... the quiz is accurate

	hubbim:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 18:03 GMT		3 points
	dmacp: you are referring to the popular, rather than the accurate, rendering of 'besmirch'. It actually means 'to taint' and so 'purify' acts as the better antonym.

	kagomeshuko:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 18:06 GMT		4 points
	Good quiz. Difficult too. One source only tells me that baccate is "Pulpy throughout like a berry." "Unfruitful" wouldn't be an antonym of that. However, other sources tell me that it is "bearing berries." Come on, dictionaries, get it straight!

	jeffg3wksapart:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 18:58 GMT		-1 points
	@Joe Beta: But his cheating was premeditated, broke rules, committed perjury, could be tried, might wind up in jail and is now totally disgraced. Ur 'triumph' was just a computer quirk so I think we'll all forgive u if we wind up in a lower %tile. And at least uhave a conscience.

	rockgolf:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 19:14 GMT		1 point
	@Jeff: So your suggesting we should add the pair Beta / Armstrong to the quiz?

	Tongueforker:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 19:45 GMT		2 points
	Then unfortunately, the semi-pun that instantly sprung to mind about 'Susan B. Antonym' must be the opposite of funny.

	ari18:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 21:32 GMT		8 points
	OED defines "baccate" as "bearing berries." I don't think the opposite of that is "unfruitful." There are lots of other fruits besides berries. For example, an orange tree is not "baccate" but is also not "unfruitful." I think you're conflating "bearing berries" with being generally fruitful/bountiful, and "baccate" doesn't mean that.

	Kunstkammer:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 21:43 GMT		11 points
	I really don't think that 'banal' is an antonym of 'original'. To me, the former means 'dull', 'commonplace', or 'pointless', whereas the latter means 'new', 'unthought of' 'only just begun'. I would suggest that the antonym of 'banal' is something more like 'exciting', 'unusual', or perhaps best of all, 'remarkable'. I am British, and perhaps the usage differs in other English speaking countries, in which case I concede the point.

	ezois:	Mar 6th, 2013 at 22:28 GMT		2 points
	I didn't realize I knew all those words.

	Triffid:	Mar 7th, 2013 at 12:51 GMT		1 point
	I would agree that a fair few of these are not antonyms in the true sense of the word.

	graytree:	Mar 8th, 2013 at 03:47 GMT		2 points
	I really liked this one, hope you do some more with other letters.

	jeffg3wksapart:	Mar 8th, 2013 at 13:29 GMT		1 point
	@rockgolf: Based on his initial comment and my reply, maybe, but think Beta/VHS might work better.