Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the stem word.

STAID

  1. simple

  2. young

  3. jaunty

  4. grandiloquent

  5. sartorial
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

STAID means sedate, serious, or prim in a conventional way. JAUNTY means lively, cheerful, and self-confident. The antonym works by contrasting sober, conventional behavior with spirited, cheerful demeanor. Simple and young don't capture the behavioral opposite. Grandiloquent and sartorial relate to speech and clothing, not manner.

Keep practicing — related questions