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

Which is the antonym of: SUPERFLUOUS

  1. nonessential

  2. unnecessary

  3. required

  4. redundant
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Superfluous means unnecessary or more than is required. Required is the direct opposite, as it implies something is essential or needed.

Multiple choice

Which is the antonym of: RIFE

  1. abundant

  2. prevalent

  3. widespread

  4. scarce
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rife means widespread or abundant, especially of something undesirable. Scarce is the opposite, meaning rare or in short supply.

Multiple choice

Which is the antonym of: QUAINT

  1. charming

  2. contemporary

  3. sweet

  4. picturesque
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Quaint means attractively unusual or old-fashioned. Contemporary is the opposite, as it refers to something modern or current.

Multiple choice

Which word is synonymous with: HEINOUS

  1. loathsome

  2. haughty

  3. delicious

  4. imperceptible
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Heinous means utterly odious or wicked. Loathsome is a direct synonym, meaning causing hatred or disgust.

Multiple choice

adj. downright, utter, total, absolute

  1. urged

  2. validated

  3. unmitigated

  4. viable
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C Correct answer
Explanation

"Unmitigated" means absolute, complete, or unqualified, often used to describe a negative situation (such as "an unmitigated disaster"). The other options do not carry this meaning of absolute or total.

Multiple choice

adj. reasonable and possibly true

  1. pitiable

  2. plausible

  3. pinnacle

  4. pragmatic
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Plausible describes an explanation, argument, or statement that seems reasonable, believable, and likely to be true. Pitiable means deserving pity, pinnacle is a noun meaning the highest point, and pragmatic means practical.

Multiple choice

n. the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

  1. impartiality

  2. impart

  3. incite

  4. indifference
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Impartiality is the noun that describes treating all rivals or disputants equally, showing no bias or favoritism. Impart is a verb meaning to communicate, incite is a verb meaning to stir up, and indifference means lack of interest or concern.

Multiple choice

(adj)  standing out sharply as wrong or bad

  1. fruitless

  2. egregious

  3. fictive

  4. agrarian
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Egregious describes something that is remarkably or conspicuously bad. Fruitless means unproductive, fictive means created by the imagination, and agrarian relates to cultivated land or farming.

Multiple choice

(adj) Without life; unmoving

  1. discordant

  2. pysche

  3. concordance

  4. inanimate
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D Correct answer
Explanation

"Inanimate" describes objects that are not alive, showing no signs of life or movement. "Discordant" means disagreeing, "psyche" (misspelled as "pysche" in the options) is a noun referring to the mind, and "concordance" is an agreement or alphabetical index.

Multiple choice

Which is an antonym of huge?

  1. big

  2. tiny

  3. hug

  4. enormous
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B Correct answer
Explanation

An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. 'Tiny' is the opposite of 'huge', while 'big' and 'enormous' are synonyms.

Multiple choice

What is an antonym?

  1. A word that means the same as another word.

  2. A word that sounds the same as another word.

  3. A word that means the opposite as another word.

  4. A word that describes a noun.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

An antonym is defined as a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of an antonym?

  1. Happy

  2. Sad

  3. Big

  4. Small
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Correct answer
Explanation

Happy and Sad are antonyms as they represent opposite emotional states.