What is a kangaroo word?
"A kangaroo word is a word that contains letters of another word, in order, with the same meaning. For example: the word masculine contains the word male, which is a synonym of the first word; similarly, the word observe contains its synonym."
| Aberrant |
Errant |
|
Aberrant |
Errant |
| abide |
Bide |
|
honorable |
Noble |
| accustomed |
Used |
|
hostelry |
Hotel |
| acrid |
Acid |
|
hurries |
Hies |
| action |
Act |
|
ignorable |
Noble |
| admonish |
Monish |
|
illuminated |
Lit |
| adroitness |
Adroit |
|
imaginary |
Airy |
| affect |
Act |
|
impair |
Mar |
| allocate |
Allot |
|
impassive |
Passive |
| alone |
One |
|
impertinent |
Pert |
| amicable |
Amiable |
|
incapability |
Inability |
| amicability |
Amity |
|
indolent |
Idle |
| apposite |
Apt |
|
inflammable |
Flammable |
| appropriate |
Apt |
|
inheritor |
Heir |
| arch |
Arc |
|
insignia |
Sign |
| arena |
Area |
|
instructor |
Tutor |
| artifice |
Art |
|
intoxicate |
Toxic |
| artistry |
Art |
|
invaluable |
Valuable |
| astound |
Stun |
|
irateness |
Ire |
| balsam |
Balm |
|
islet |
Isle |
| banish |
Ban |
|
isolated |
Sole |
| barren |
Bare |
|
joined |
On |
| barricade; barricaded |
Bar, Barred |
|
joviality |
Joy |
| barrier |
Bar |
|
latest |
Last |
| barristers |
Bar |
|
lighted |
Lit |
| because |
Cause |
|
market |
Mart |
| before |
Ere |
|
masculine |
Male |
| belated |
Late |
|
matches |
Mate |
| blossom |
Bloom |
|
municipality |
City |
| blotch |
Blot |
|
myself |
Me |
| bombard |
Bomb |
|
nourished |
Nursed |
| breathe |
Breath |
|
obligated |
Oblige |
| burst |
Bust |
|
obnoxious |
Noxious |
| calumnies |
Lies |
|
observe |
See |
| canister |
Can |
|
omnibus |
Bus |
| capable |
Able |
|
ornamented |
Ornate |
| capsule |
Case |
|
pantaloons |
Pants |
| cartoon |
Cart |
|
perambulate (ramble, amble) |
Amble |
| casket |
Case |
|
perimeter |
Rim |
| catacomb |
Comb |
|
plagiarist |
Liar |
| cavern |
Cave |
|
platter |
Plat |
| chocolate |
Cola |
|
pinioned |
Pinned |
| cleanse |
Clean |
|
postured |
Posed |
| cleanser |
Clean |
|
practicable |
Practical |
| clue |
Cue |
|
practioner |
Actor |
| clump |
Lump |
|
prattle |
Prate |
| community |
(county, city) |
|
precipitation |
Rain |
| concede |
Cede |
|
prematurely |
Early |
| concession |
Cession |
|
proffer |
Offer |
| confederated |
Con |
|
proportionate |
Prorate |
| container (can, tin) |
Can, tin |
|
prosecute |
Sue |
| contaminate |
Taint |
|
quiescent |
Quiet |
| contradictory |
Contrary |
|
quintuplet |
Quintet |
| cooled |
Cold |
|
rambunctious |
Raucous |
| cozen |
Con |
|
rampage |
Rage |
| curtail |
Cut |
|
ransack |
Sack |
| damsel |
Dam |
|
rapscallion |
Rascal |
| daub |
Dab |
|
ravaging |
Raging |
| dazzle |
Daze |
|
recline |
Lie |
| debar |
Bar |
|
regulate |
Rule |
| deceased |
Dead |
|
respite |
Rest |
| deception |
Con |
|
reticule |
Retile |
| deliberate (verb) |
Debate |
|
retrogress |
Regress |
| departed |
Dead |
|
revolution |
Revolt |
| department |
Arm |
|
rotund |
Round |
| depository |
Depot |
|
routine |
Rout |
| desiderate |
Desire |
|
salvage |
Salve |
| destruction |
Ruin |
|
satiate |
Sate |
| deteriorate (rot, die) |
Riot |
|
satisfied |
Sated |
| devilish |
Evil |
|
scion |
Son |
| dice |
Die |
|
scoundrel |
Curl |
| disappointed |
Sad |
|
sculpt |
Cut |
| dream |
Rem |
|
separate |
Part |
| effeminate |
Effete |
|
sextuplet |
Sextet |
| egotist |
Egoist |
|
signal |
Sign |
| encourage |
Urge |
|
slithered |
Slid |
| enjoyment |
Joy |
|
smidgen |
Smidge |
| equilateral |
Equal |
|
splinter |
Splint |
| equitable |
Equal |
|
splotch |
Spot |
| evacuate |
Vacate |
|
squash |
Quash |
| exists |
Is |
|
stocking |
Stock |
| expurgate |
Purge |
|
strives |
Tries |
| fabrication |
Fiction |
|
stumble |
Tumble |
| facade |
Face |
|
substandard |
Bad |
| factual |
Actual |
|
supervisor |
Superior |
| falsities |
Lies |
|
supremacist |
Racist |
| feast |
Eat |
|
tracked |
Traced |
| feasted |
Fed |
|
transgression |
Sin |
| felicitous |
Fit |
|
trustworthy |
Trusty |
| fraction |
Ration |
|
umpteenth |
Nth |
| frangible |
Frail |
|
unsightly |
Ugly |
| grandiose |
Grand |
|
variegated |
Varied |
| gigantic |
Giant |
|
veracity |
Verity |
| history |
Story |
|
wealth |
Weal |