Anonymous  +  280675 Sat, 14 Oct 06 11:11 AM Lara, however, said he would have chosen to bowl had he won the toss. The above is related to cricket. Is the sentence grammatically correct? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are people to admire him as well as revile him. This person was a former head of state. My question is on the word revile. Would you write it as the opposite of admire? Anonymous Cricket

	nona the brit  +  280727 Sat, 14 Oct 06 01:50 PM The Lara sentence looks fine to me. Yes, they seem rather good antonyms. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Clive  +  280731 Sat, 14 Oct 06 01:53 PM Hi, Lara, however, said he would have chosen to bowl had he won the toss. The above is related to cricket. Is the sentence grammatically correct? Yes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are people to admire him as well as revile him. This person was a former head of state. My question is on the word revile. Would you write it as the opposite of admire? No. Basically, 'revile' involves doing / saying something but 'admire' does not. Perhaps praise / revile and  admire / disapprove of. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,612 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Cricket

	Marius Hancu  +  280741 Sat, 14 Oct 06 02:06 PM ----- admire Antonyms: abhor Contrasted words: hate, loathe, abominate, detest, despise, contemn, scorn, disdain ----- revile Antonyms: laud Contrasted words: praise, extol, eulogize, acclaim Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms ------------ Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Synonyms, Antonyms