Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Blithesome

  2. Livid

  3. Miffed

  4. Happy

  5. .

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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as here ‘indignant’ implies being angry about the way the shopkeeper treated the customer and ‘happy’ is someone who is feeling, showing or expressing joy.

Multiple choice
  1. Excited

  2. Apathetic

  3. Nervous

  4. Nonchalant

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as in this context, ‘blasé’ implies unimpressed with or indifferent to watching movies because one has experienced or seen it so often before and ‘excited' is someone who is very enthusiastic and eager about doing something.

Multiple choice
  1. Puerile

  2. Naïve

  3. Clever

  4. Competent

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as ‘competent’ implies someone who is having sufficient skill, knowledge etc and ‘callow’ here is the inexperienced and immature driver who crashed his car in a tree.

Multiple choice
  1. Fecund

  2. Arid

  3. Effete

  4. Desolate

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as ‘barren’ in this context means unproductive land and ‘fecund’ implies something that is greatly productive or fertile.

Multiple choice
  1. Delay

  2. Adjourn

  3. Precipitate

  4. Hasten

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as to ‘expedite’ here is to speed up the construction of the highway and to ‘delay’ is to act or move slowly to do something.

Multiple choice
  1. Glib

  2. Complicated

  3. Arduous

  4. Cinch

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as here, ‘facile’ is the victory that was achieved with little effort or difficulty and ‘arduous’ is a task that demands great effort or labor.

Multiple choice
  1. Dissuade

  2. Incite

  3. Preach

  4. Divert

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as to ‘exhort’ here is to urge or persuade buyers earnestly to add reviews and to ‘dissuade’ is to prevent someone from a purpose or a course of action by persuasion.

Multiple choice
  1. Admiration

  2. Scorn

  3. Sympathy

  4. Contumely

  5. .

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

This is the correct option as ‘admiration’ is a feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something and ‘disdain’ here implies the feeling that those teachers are unworthy of one's consideration or respect who forces students to have tuitions from them.

Multiple choice
  1. Curly

  2. Necessary

  3. Sparse

  4. Flight

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

'Needless' means unnecessary or not required. Its antonym is 'Necessary' (meaning required or essential). The other options don't represent true antonyms: 'Curly' describes texture, 'Sparse' means scattered or meager, and 'Flight' relates to escape or movement through air.

Multiple choice
  1. Natural

  2. Cramped

  3. Captivity

  4. Intolerant

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

'Freedom' means the state of being free from restrictions or captivity. Its direct antonym is 'Captivity', which means imprisonment or confinement. The other options are not true opposites: 'Natural' refers to nature, 'Cramped' means uncomfortably small or restricted, and 'Intolerant' means unwilling to accept others' beliefs.

Multiple choice
  1. Bad

  2. Eglin

  3. Evil

  4. Nervous

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

'Brave' means showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger. Its antonym 'Nervous' indicates apprehension, fearfulness, or anxiety - effectively the opposite emotional state. The other options are not true antonyms: 'Bad' and 'Evil' are moral judgments, while 'Eglin' appears to be a misspelling or obscure term.

Multiple choice
  1. Mostly

  2. Vales

  3. Active

  4. Share

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

'Dull' can mean lacking interest, boring, or slow-witted. Its antonym 'Active' conveys energy, liveliness, or engagement - essentially the opposite of a dull, passive state. The other options are not true opposites: 'Mostly' is an adverb of degree, 'Vales' refers to valleys (archaic), and 'Share' means to divide or distribute.