Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Devotion

  2. Revolt

  3. Loud

  4. None of these

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

Sedition means incitement of rebellion against lawful authority, conduct or speech inciting people to rebel. Devotion means loyalty, faithfulness, or deep commitment to a cause or person. These are direct opposites: sedition undermines authority while devotion supports it.

Multiple choice
  1. Degrade

  2. Regain

  3. Enlarge

  4. Entry

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

Attenuate means to weaken, reduce in force, value, or density (from Latin attenuare 'to make thin'). Enlarge means to make bigger, amplify, or strengthen. These are direct opposites: attenuating makes something smaller/weaker, enlarging makes it larger/stronger.

Multiple choice
  1. Tire

  2. Lowly

  3. Mislay

  4. Revive

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

Exhaust means to completely use up or wear out. Revive means to bring back to life or strength, which directly opposes the state of being exhausted. Tire (A) is a synonym, not an antonym.

Multiple choice
  1. Deny

  2. Grant

  3. Revive

  4. Extol

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

Renounce means to give up or reject formally (like a claim or right). Grant means to give or concede, which is the direct opposite action. Deny (A) is actually closer in meaning to renounce than grant is.

Multiple choice
  1. Glory

  2. Ignoring

  3. Enmity

  4. None of these

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

Affinity means a natural liking or attraction to something. Enmity means hatred or hostility, which directly opposes attraction. Glory (A) and Ignoring (B) are not antonyms.

Multiple choice
  1. Sacrilege

  2. Expel

  3. Hold

  4. Permit

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

Theology is the systematic study of religion, religious beliefs, and the divine. 'Sacrilege' means disrespect or violation of sacred things, which represents a conceptual opposite to the reverent study of the divine. However, this pairing is imperfect - more direct antonyms might be secularism or atheism. Among the given options, sacrilege is the closest in representing opposition to religious matters, though it's not a perfect lexical antonym.

Multiple choice
  1. Faith

  2. Godlessness

  3. Free

  4. Bind

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

Disentangle means to separate or untangle things that are twisted together. Bind means to tie or fasten, which is the direct opposite action. Faith (A), Godlessness (B), and Free (C) are not valid antonyms.

Multiple choice
  1. Odd

  2. Inertia

  3. Incomparable

  4. Partial

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

Hackneyed means overused, trite, or clichéd due to excessive use. Incomparable means matchless or unique - something that cannot be compared because it's one-of-a-kind. A hackneyed phrase is common and ordinary; an incomparable thing is extraordinary and unique. Odd (A), Inertia (B), and Partial (D) are not antonyms.

Multiple choice
  1. Whole

  2. Share

  3. Price

  4. None of these

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

Totality means the whole or entirety of something. Share means a part or portion, which directly opposes the concept of wholeness or completeness. Whole (A) is actually a synonym, not an antonym.

Multiple choice
  1. Sorrow

  2. Own

  3. Pleasure

  4. Exult

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

Penitence means regret or sorrow for wrongdoing. Pleasure means enjoyment or satisfaction, which is the opposite emotional state. Sorrow (A) is a synonym, Own (B) is unrelated, and Exult (D) means to rejoice (which could be an antonym, but Pleasure is the more direct opposite).