Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice
  1. competent

  2. unbigoted

  3. supine

  4. leaden

  5. unafraid

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

Resplendent means shining brightly; full of splendor; dazzling; splendid leaden means depressed, dispirited, gloomy; of a dull gray; fits our prediction for resplendent as it highlights both the meanings; of life as well as colour. Hence, (D) is the answer.

Multiple choice
  1. counterfeit

  2. preposterous

  3. implausible

  4. sterling

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

“Spurious” means not proceeding from the true or claimed source; not genuine; false. “Sterling” is English money having the fineness of quality of the standard silver penny; and as an adjective means of genuinely high quality; excellent. Hence, (D) is the answer.

Multiple choice
  1. barrage

  2. volley

  3. holocaust

  4. incursion

  5. armistice

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

Fusillade means a simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms. Its antonym is armistice, that means a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty; cease-fire. Hence, (E) is the answer.