Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Professional

  2. Immature

  3. Unimaginative

  4. Ignorant

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

Erudite means scholarly, learned, or having deep knowledge. Ignorant means lacking knowledge or education, which is the direct opposite of being erudite. Professional relates to career competence, Immature refers to emotional development, and Unimaginative concerns creativity - none are true opposites.

Multiple choice
  1. Disrupt

  2. Uproot

  3. Corrode

  4. Negate

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

Establish means to set up, create, or plant something firmly. Uproot means to pull up by the roots, remove completely, or destroy - the opposite action. Disrupt means to interrupt, Corrode means to wear away gradually, and Negate means to cancel or deny - none are as directly opposite as uproot.

Multiple choice
  1. Conceal

  2. Prevent

  3. Withdraw

  4. Concede

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

Exhibit (note: 'Exihibit' has a typo) means to show, display, or make visible. Conceal means to hide, keep secret, or cover up - the direct opposite. Prevent means to stop something, Withdraw means to pull back, and Concede means to yield or give in - none are true opposites of exhibit.

Multiple choice
  1. Glorious

  2. Lavish

  3. Sacrifice

  4. Respectable

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

Frugal means economical, thrifty, or careful with money. Lavish means extravagant, generous in spending, or luxurious - the direct opposite. Glorious means magnificent, Sacrifice is a verb or noun, and Respectable means socially acceptable - none are true opposites of frugal.

Multiple choice
  1. Secret

  2. Withheld

  3. Covered

  4. Disclosed

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

 Here, conceal is the correct antonym of evince as conceal implies to prevent something from being known; something that is kept a secret and evince implies to show or express something clearly. Withhold is to suppress or hold back an emotion or reaction, to cover is to put something on top of or in front of something in order to protect or conceal it and to disclose is to allow something hidden to be seen.

Multiple choice
  1. Grubby

  2. Smooth

  3. Crude

  4. Tidy

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

 Here, tidy is the correct antonym of unkempt as tidy implies something that is neat and well put together, whereas unkempt refers to something not clean. Grubby implies something that is covered with dirt, smooth implies having an even and regular surface and crude refers to being in an unrefined or natural state.

Multiple choice
  1. Heavenly

  2. Pungent

  3. Delicious

  4. Irritating

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

 Here, delicious is the correct antonym of acrid as delicious implies very tasty and acrid implies something that is sour to taste. Heavenly implies something belonging to or coming out of heaven, pungent implies something having a sharply strong taste or smell and irritating implies something that causes annoyance or mild anger.

Multiple choice
  1. Modest

  2. Significant

  3. Real

  4. Competitive

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

 Here, significant is the correct antonym of nominal as here it implies a fine sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention. Modest refers to the quality of not being too proud or confident about self, real refers to something having verifiable existence and competitive refers to as good as or better than others of a comparable nature.

Multiple choice
  1. Resource

  2. Liability

  3. Boon

  4. Compulsion

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

 Here, liability is the correct option as it refers to something that holds one back. Resource is a source of support or the available means, boon is a thing that is helpful and beneficial and compulsion is the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something.