Vocabulary nearly opposite words (antonyms)

English Language vocabulary nearly opposite words (antonyms list)

(Q. 1-25): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.

1. Obey:
a) Attract
b) disobey
c) repel
d) diffuse
Ans: b

2. Alleviation:
a) Lessening
b) magnification
c) intensify
d) aggravation
Ans: d

3. Transparent:
a) Translucent
b) vague
c) blind
d) opaque
Ans: d

4. Virtuous:
a) Vicious
b) vulgar
c) miserly
d) insincere
Ans: a

5. Cynical:
a) Mature
b) eccentric
c) naïve
d) crazy
Ans: a

6. Malevolent:
a) Kindly
b) vacuous
c) ambivalent
d) primitive
Ans: a

7. Erudite:
a) Ignorant
b) unknown
c) illiterate
d) unfamiliar
Ans: a

8. Morose:
a) Healthy
b) gloomy
c) haggard
d) cheerful
Ans: d

9. Antipathy:
a) Indifference
b) willingness
c) fondness
d) liking
Ans: c

10. Churlish:
a) Young
b) cultured
c) cowardly
d) accommodating
Ans: b

11. Desultory:
a) Methodical
b) random
c) aimless
d) indiscriminate
Ans: a

12. Parochial:
a) Broad-minded
b) contradictory
c) paranoid
d) overriding
Ans: a

13. Fickle:
a) Belligerent
b) constant
c) disinterested
d) proud
Ans: b

14. Disgruntled:
a) Contended
b) detached
c) obedient
d) vigorous
Ans: a

15. Vibrant:
a) Feel aggrieved at
b) occasional
c) pale
d) shabby
Ans: c

16. Forbidding:
a) Declaring
b) forcing
c) exposing
d) inviting
Ans: d

17. Reprimand:
a) Bequeath
b) petition
c) praise
d) scold
Ans: c

18. Lush:
a) Cramped
b) ridiculous
c) rampant
d) sparse
Ans: d

19. Tentative:
a) Definite
b) outdated
c) preliminary
d) universal
Ans: a

20. Passionate:
a) Abnormal
b) apathetic
c) oppressive
d) superficial
Ans: b

21. worsen:
a) bounty
b) accept
c) better
d) stable
e) capable
Ans: c

22. asymmetric:
a) unsteady
b) equilibrium
c) discouraging
d) superior
e) contradictory
Ans: d

23. denied:
a) considered
b) assigned
c) concerned
d) fined
e) acknowledged
Ans: e

24. CONSIDERING:
(A) Untying
(B) Remembering
(C) Understanding
(D) Disregarding
(E) Condemning
Ans : (D)

25. HAZARDOUS:
(A) Pleasant
(B) Efficient
(C) Important
(D) Risky
(E) Harmless
Ans : (E)

MCQs LIST OF ANTONYMS

• Above – below
• Attack – defend
• Ability – inability
• Advance – retreat
• Adversity – prosperity
• Arrival – departure
• Ancient – modern
• Arrest – release, free
• Ascent – descent
• Acquit – convict
• Acceptance – rejection
• Armament – disarmament
• Absurd – reasonable
• Ample – meagre
• Advantage – disadvantage
• Agree – disagree
• Angel – devil
• Absence – presence
• Bottom – top
• Broad – narrow
• Buy – sell
• Blunt – sharp
• Busy – idle
• Beautiful – ugly
• Blessing – curse
• Bravery – cowardice
• Belief – disbelief
• Beneficial – harmful
• Barren – fertile
• Beginning – end
• Barbaric – civil
• Boon – bane, curse
• Better – worse
• Cheerful – gloomy
• Concord – discord, disagreement
• Complicated – simple
• Cautious – negligent
• Consent – dissent
• Confess – deny
• Compare – contrast
• Courageous – timid
• Care – neglect
• Creation – destruction
• Confidence – diffidence
• Civilized – uncivilized, wild
• Cause – effect
• Certain – uncertain
• Credit – cash
• Converge – diverge
• Docile – stubborn
• Deep – shallow
• Friendly – hostile
• Foolish – wise
• False – true
• Guest – host
• Gain – loss
• Grateful – ungrateful
• General – particular
• Genuine – spurious
• Humility – insolence
• Heaven – hell
• Honour – shame, dishonour
• Hope – despair
• Heredity – environment
• Humble – proud, haughty
• Honest – dishonest
• Import – export
• Include – exclude
• Increase – decrease
• Innocent – guilty

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