Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice
  1. indefatigable

  2. incorrigible

  3. insatiable

  4. impractical

  5. impetuous

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

Tractable means easy to handle, manage, or control - docile or cooperative. Its opposite is incorrigible, meaning not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. The other options don't directly contrast the concept of being manageable or teachable.

Multiple choice
  1. peruse

  2. supply

  3. prove

  4. repeat

  5. demand

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

To waive is to voluntarily give up or refrain from asserting a right, claim, or privilege. Its direct opposite is to demand or insist upon something. Peruse means to read carefully, supply means to provide, prove means to establish truth, and repeat means to do again - none convey the sense of insisting on a right.

Multiple choice
  1. abnormal

  2. irregular

  3. unconscious

  4. irrelevant

  5. elemental

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

Sentient means capable of perceiving or feeling things, having consciousness and awareness. Its direct opposite is unconscious - lacking awareness or consciousness. Abnormal means deviating from normal, irregular means not following a pattern, irrelevant means not connected, and elemental means basic or fundamental.

Multiple choice
  1. imitative

  2. lavish

  3. conciliatory

  4. attractive

  5. modest

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

Polemical means controversial, argumentative, or disputatious - inclined to create conflict or engage in aggressive debate. Its opposite is conciliatory, meaning intended to placate, reconcile, or make peace. Imitative means copying, lavish means extravagant, attractive means appealing, and modest means humble.

Multiple choice
  1. necessary

  2. descriptive

  3. radiant

  4. organized

  5. mature

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

Lackluster means lacking brilliance, vitality, or shine - literally "without luster" or dull. Its direct opposite is radiant, meaning shining brightly or emitting light/vitality. Necessary, descriptive, organized, and mature don't capture the contrast between dullness and brilliance.

Multiple choice
  1. exacerbate

  2. preponderate

  3. accelerate

  4. elevate

  5. extrapolate

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

Mitigate means to make less severe, serious, or painful - to reduce or alleviate. Its direct opposite is exacerbate, meaning to make worse or more severe. Preponderate means to dominate, accelerate means to speed up, elevate means to raise, and extrapolate means to estimate.

Multiple choice
  1. vacillation

  2. organization

  3. condemnation

  4. hybridization

  5. altercation

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

Resolution means firm determination, decidedness, or the quality of being resolute. Its opposite is vacillation, meaning indecision or wavering between choices. Organization, condemnation, hybridization, and altercation don't capture the contrast between decisiveness and indecision.

Multiple choice
  1. distribute

  2. analyze

  3. systematize

  4. blend

  5. prepare

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

Randomize means to arrange or select in a random, patternless manner. Its direct opposite is systematize, meaning to arrange according to a systematic plan or order. Distribute, analyze, blend, and prepare don't directly contrast the concept of randomness versus systematic order.

Multiple choice
  1. plausibility

  2. audacity

  3. reason

  4. argument

  5. conviction

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

Skepticism means doubt, questioning attitude, or withholding of assent. Its opposite is conviction, meaning firmly held belief or certainty. Plausibility means believability, audacity means boldness, reason means logical thinking, and argument means a reasoned discussion - none represent firm belief.

Multiple choice
  1. indigenous

  2. pertinent

  3. divisive

  4. abstruse

  5. incongruous

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

Apropos means appropriate, relevant, or fitting to the occasion. Its opposite is incongruous, meaning not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. Indigenous means native, pertinent means relevant, divisive means causing disagreement, and abstruse means difficult to understand.