English Language

Antonyms

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Antonyms are a crucial part of the English language section in competitive exams, testing a candidate's vocabulary depth. Questions require selecting the exact opposite meaning of a given keyword from multiple options. Regular practice with these words enhances comprehension speed and accuracy for banking and SSC exams.

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Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

PERTINACITY

  1. liability

  2. simplicity

  3. vacillation

  4. eccentricity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pertinacity means determination; firmness; steadfastness. Its opposite is vacillation, meaning hesitation; indecision; uncertainty.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

PHILISTINE

  1. trader

  2. connoisseur

  3. atheist

  4. commoner
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Philistine means commonplace in ideas and tastes. Its opposite is connoisseur, meaning a critical judge of art and music.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

PHLEGMATIC

  1. showing excitement

  2. displaying contentment

  3. distractible

  4. self-conscious
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Phlegmatic means apathetic; indifferent; calm. Its opposite is showing excitement.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

PHLEGMATIC

  1. vivacious

  2. valiant

  3. arid

  4. healthy

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

The opposite of phlegmatic, among the choices for this question, is vivacious, meaning active; vigorous; energetic; brisk.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

ONEROUS

  1. popular

  2. beneficial

  3. requiring little effort

  4. showing great consideration

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

Onerous means demanding; exacting; tiresome. Its opposite is requiring little effort.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

OPPROBRIOUS

  1. meretricious

  2. innocuous

  3. invulnerable

  4. irreproachable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Opprobrious means infamous; disgraceful; dishonorable. Its opposite is irreproachable, meaning upright; spotless; virtuous.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

NASCENT

  1. widely occurring

  2. readily responding

  3. artificially made

  4. fully established
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nascent means just come into being; incipient. Its opposite is fully established.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct alternative.

The antonym for 'valuable' is

  1. expensive

  2. cheap

  3. unvaluable

  4. non-valuble
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The intended antonym is 'cheap' as something with low monetary value. However, 'worthless' would be more precise. 'Expensive' is actually a synonym of valuable. 'Unvaluable' is not a standard word, and 'non-valuble' is both misspelled ('valuable') and not standard. The question tests basic opposites in the context of monetary worth.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find the antonym for the given word.

Prolix

  1. terse

  2. arid

  3. speechless

  4. upperclass

  5. masterful
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prolix means using too many words; tediously long or verbose. Terse means brief and to the point; concise. They describe opposite styles of communication.