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.
Vocabulary oppositesWord meaningsAdjective antonymsEnglish usage
Antonyms Questions
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Boorish
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Plump
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Appropriate
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Despotic
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Boost
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Finite
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Burnished
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Audacious
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Narrow
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Brittle
D
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Explanation
Capacious means having a lot of space inside; roomy. Narrow means of small width, making it the antonym.
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desperate
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plain
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fashionable
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sumptuous
B
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Explanation
Gorgeous means 'showy, fashionable and splendid'.
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Vulgar
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Bawdy
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Polite
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Decent
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Here, decent is the correct option, as it implies someone conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour. Vulgar is someone lacking sophistication or good taste, bawdy is humorously indecent talk or writing and polite is having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.
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Apart
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Away
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Beside
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Bordering
B
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Explanation
Here, away is the correct antonym, as it implies something that is at a distance from a particular place or person. Apart is something that is separated by a specified distance in time or space. Remote is a place situated far from the main centres of population and bordering is the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
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Polite
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Peaceable
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Chronic
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Intentional
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Beautiful
E
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Explanation
'Grotesque' means 'repulsively ugly or distorted' which is the opposite of 'beautiful'.
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Certain
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Definite
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Unfriendly
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Cold
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Obstinate
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Ambivalent' means 'having mixed feelings or conflicting ideas about something or someone'.
'Certain' means 'having or feeling of no doubt or uncertainty'.
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hard-working
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assiduous
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indolent
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busy
C
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Explanation
Industrious mans skillful or clever; characterized by earnest, steady effort; hard-working; diligent. Indolent means disliking or avoiding work; idle; lazy.
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Large
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Musical
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Elastic
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Gloomy
C
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Explanation
Brittle means hard but liable to break easily. Elastic means able to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed, which is the opposite of breaking.
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Inactive
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Confer
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Courageous
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Effluent
C
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Explanation
Timorous means showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence. Courageous is the opposite, meaning brave.
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Beautiful
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Insipid
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Summer
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Lagging
B
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Explanation
Pungent means having a sharply strong taste or smell. Insipid means lacking flavor or vigor, which is the direct opposite.
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Descendant
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Novice
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Modest
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Sluggish
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Conceited means to be self centered whereas modest is the opposite.
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Foster
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Good health
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Heater
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Ugliness
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Elegance refers to grace, style, or beauty. Ugliness is the quality of being unpleasant or unattractive, serving as the antonym.
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Substitute
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Retrospect
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Harmless
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Vivacious
D
Correct answer
Explanation
It means lacking vitality....so, opposite is vivacious.
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Literal
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Actual
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Apparent
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Implied
D
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Explanation
All the other words except implied refer to real or clear. Implied refers to suggested but not directly expressed.