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Antonyms

6,385 Questions
All Descriptive Adjective Antonyms 2246 Action Verb Antonyms 1544 Abstract Noun Antonyms 1250 Gradable vs. Binary Opposites 325 Connotation Reversals 314 Homograph / Context-Dependent Opposites 230 Root-Based Deceptive Opposites 228 Phrasal Verb Antonyms 34

Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

OFF-KEY

  1. with sensitive phrasing

  2. at the proper pitch

  3. at the right volume

  4. at a regular beat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Off-key means not in the right musical key; not in harmony; discordant. Its opposite is at the proper  pitch.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

OFFHAND

  1. accurate

  2. universal

  3. appropriate

  4. premeditated
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Offhand means unprepared; impromptu; extemporaneous; spontaneous. Its opposite is premeditated, meaning preplanned.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

ONEROUS

  1. popular

  2. beneficial

  3. requiring little effort

  4. showing great consideration

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Onerous means demanding; exacting; tiresome. Its opposite is requiring little effort.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

OPPROBRIOUS

  1. meretricious

  2. innocuous

  3. invulnerable

  4. irreproachable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Opprobrious means infamous; disgraceful; dishonorable. Its opposite is irreproachable, meaning upright; spotless; virtuous.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

NATTY

  1. sloppy

  2. quiet

  3. loose

  4. common
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Natty means neat, trim, and smart in appearance - describing someone well-groomed and stylish. Sloppy is the opposite - untidy and careless in dress or appearance. These are direct antonyms representing contrasting states of personal presentation.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

NASCENT

  1. widely occurring

  2. readily responding

  3. artificially made

  4. fully established
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nascent means just come into being; incipient. Its opposite is fully established.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

NEMESIS

  1. unjust punishment

  2. unstated thesis

  3. irreparable loss

  4. unquoted saying
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nemesis means just punishment for evil deeds; retribution. Its opposite is unjust punishment.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

MACERATE

  1. harden by drying

  2. influence by lying

  3. cover by painting

  4. cure by medicating
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To macerate means to cause something to become soft by soaking it in a liquid. Its opposite is to harden by drying.