English Language

Synonyms and Antonyms

223 Questions

Build a strong English vocabulary by practicing these essential synonyms and antonyms questions. Each item provides a keyword where you must find the meaning or opposite. This section is highly critical for cracking English language papers in SSC, banking, and railway exams.

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Synonyms and Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Amiable

  2. Blithe

  3. Ill-humoured

  4. Hilarious

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

Morose means sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered in disposition. Ill-humoured directly captures this meaning of being in a bad mood or having a sour temperament. Amiable and blithe are antonyms meaning friendly and cheerful, while hilarious means extremely funny.

Multiple choice
  1. Illumine

  2. Solve

  3. Perplex

  4. Instruct

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

To nonplus means to confuse or perplex someone so much that they dont know how to react. Perplex is the closest synonym. Illumine means to enlighten, Solve means to find a solution, and Instruct means to teach - none capture the sense of confusion or bewilderment.

Multiple choice
  1. Decent

  2. Pornographic

  3. Untainted

  4. Undefiled

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

Obscene means offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency, especially relating to sexual matters. Pornographic is the closest match. Decent, Untainted, and Undefiled are antonyms - they mean morally acceptable or pure.

Multiple choice
  1. Extravagant

  2. Prodigal

  3. Wasteful

  4. Prudent

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

Provident means having or showing care and foresight for the future - thinking ahead and preparing. Prudent has the same meaning of showing good judgment and careful thought. Extravagant, Prodigal, and Wasteful are antonyms - they mean spending recklessly without concern for the future.

Multiple choice
  1. Plight

  2. Satisfaction

  3. Succour

  4. Solace

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

Predicament means a difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation. Plight is a close synonym referring to a dangerous or difficult situation. Satisfaction means the opposite - a positive feeling. Succour and Solace mean help or comfort provided to someone in distress, not the difficult situation itself.

Multiple choice
  1. Familiar

  2. Uncommon

  3. Every day

  4. Customary

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

Quaint means attractively unusual or old-fashioned, often in a charming way. Uncommon captures this sense of being different from the ordinary or familiar. Familiar, Every day, and Customary are all opposites - they mean ordinary, routine, or regularly occurring.

Multiple choice
  1. Tender

  2. Melodious

  3. Stern

  4. Lenient

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

Rigorous means extremely thorough, exhaustive, or strict - not allowing any deviations or looseness. Stern captures the strict and severe aspect. Tender, Lenient are antonyms meaning gentle or permissive. Melodious relates to pleasant sounds, which is unrelated.

Multiple choice
  1. Carnal

  2. Mundane

  3. Material

  4. Incorporeal

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

Spiritual relates to the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. Incorporeal means having no material body or form - immaterial, which captures the non-physical aspect of spiritual. Carnal, Mundane, and Material are antonyms referring to physical, worldly, or bodily things.

Multiple choice
  1. Inhuman

  2. Civilized

  3. Urbane

  4. Well-bred

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

Ruthless means having no compassion or pity - cruel and merciless. Inhuman captures this sense of lacking human feeling or kindness. Civilized, Urbane, and Well-bred are antonyms meaning refined, polite, or culturally sophisticated.

Multiple choice
  1. Accomplice

  2. Enlarged

  3. Spread

  4. Diffused

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

Condensed means compressed, concentrated, or reduced in volume. Enlarged means made bigger or expanded - the direct opposite. Accomplice is unrelated (it means partner in crime). Spread and diffused are similar but not direct antonyms.

Multiple choice
  1. Humility

  2. Pleasure

  3. Cheerfulness

  4. Excitement

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

Despondency means low spirits, hopelessness, or depression. Cheerfulness means happiness or optimism - the direct opposite. Humility is modesty, not an opposite. Pleasure and excitement are positive but not the most precise antonyms.