OXYMORONS

Oxymoron means pointedly foolish and refers to a combination of contradictory or incongruous words such as cruel kindness. Take a look at the list of words below and decide why they are considered oxymorons. Act naturally Acute dullness Almost perfect Almost exactly Artificial grass Bad health Bittersweet Blameless culprit Cardinal sin Civil war Clearly confused Conservative liberal Constant variable Deafening silence Definite maybe Deliberately thoughtless Even odds Exact estimate Express mail Extensive briefing Fish farm Found missing Freezer burn Friendly takeover Genuine imitation Good grief! Government efficiency Holy war Home office Idiot savant Instant classic Intense apathy Jumbo shrimp Justifiably paranoid Larger half Least favorite Legally drunk Linear curve Liquid gas Mild interest Military intelligence Minor miracle Modern history New classic Nonalcoholic beer Nondairy creamer Normal deviation Old news Only choice Open secret Original copies Plastic glasses Passively aggressive Peace force Player coach Pretty ugly Qualified success Randomly organized Real potential Religious tolerance Rock opera Rolling stop Same difference Silent scream Simply superb Small crowd Sweet sorrow Taped live Terribly enjoyable Tight slacks Tragic comedy Unbiased opinion Uncrowned king Unsung hero Vaguely aware Wall Streets ethics War games Working vacation