http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144344Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144344jeff_9990http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144344.xmlThank you, Clive Davkett and LeicesterLad. Davkett wrote: Jeff, The first definition for pedestrian is 'ordinary,common'. You're used to so many tricky ones, that the simplicity of this one escaped you. I guess so. And another reason for that "uncommon" is 'more' correct than "strongly motivated' I think is "strongly motivated" just implies the "moving fast" which is the antonym of "moving slowly (i.e. pedestrian)" as LeicesterLad pointed out.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144261Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144261davkett1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144261http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144261.xmlYes, of course, as an adjective, 'pedestrian' can very well refer to qualities having to do with walking on foot, as in 'pedestrian pace' as you say-- which, compared to a moving car, is indeed a slow pace, but in itself has no derogatory notion of lacking motivation, or even, moving slowly. But, as Clive initially points out here, the word also has another frequent use, meaning dull, ordinary, common. I'd be very surprised to learn that it does not have this usage, particularly in critical dialogue, in the UK. It is actually the first definition in Merriam-Webster. We don't need to go through any convoluted thinking to arrive at answer (D).http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144257Wed, 27 May 2009 05:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144257LeicesterLad2http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144257http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144257.xmlNo, I'm thinking of the adjective, which is derived from the noun. Maybe it's a US v UK thing, but in Britain you might say "Alonso's car is moving at a very pedestrian pace", meaning slowly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144254Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144254davkett3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144254http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144254.xmlLeicesterLad, You must be thinking about the noun 'pedestrian' (one who walks on foot). These are, however, all adjectives in the list. 'Pedestrian', in its adjectival form, means 'common', 'ordinary'. Therefore, (D) is the obvious antonym.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144250Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144250LeicesterLad4http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144250http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144250.xmlJeff_999 wrote: PEDESTRIAN: (A) widely known (B) strongly motivated (C) discernible (D) uncommon (E) productive (Choose a lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the capital letters.) I choose E, because "pedestrian" means ordinary, prosaic and lacking in imagination while "productive" means originative and creative. But some others prefer D. What do you think? Thank you. I would say (B). Pedestrian implies slow and unhurried (ie at a "pedestrian" pace) and "strongly motivated" implies the opposite. None of them are good antonyms for pedestrian in my view however.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144239Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144239davkett5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144239http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144239.xmlJeff, The first definition for pedestrian is 'ordinary,common'. You're used to so many tricky ones, that the simplicity of this one escaped you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144199Wed, 27 May 2009 05:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144199Clive6http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htm#144199http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144199.xmlHi, Of these choices, I'd say D. A 'pedestrian' movie is a dull movie. An 'uncommon' movie sounds like the opposite. A 'productive' movie is incorret English. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htmFri, 27 Feb 2009 06:45:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144183jeff_9997http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymPedestrian/bmzpg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144183.xmlPEDESTRIAN: (A) widely known (B) strongly motivated (C) discernible (D) uncommon (E) productive (Choose a lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the capital letters.) I choose E, because "pedestrian" means ordinary, prosaic and lacking in imagination while "productive" means originative and creative. But some others prefer D. What do you think? Thank you.