Opposite Words in English, 1000+ Antonyms Alphabetically, Worksheet

An opposite word is a word that tells you the opposite meaning of any word. Another name for this Word is the antonym.  It is immensely advantageous for you to learn antonyms to improve your vocabulary skills. To frame meaningful sentences for comprehension, you need to learn simple antonyms. Opposite words will play an important role in your educational growth as well as developing reading and writing skills. However, you can check the list of these Antonyms letter-wise and practice exercises given in this article.

Opposite Words

The topic of “Opposite Words” is vast and impossible for a person to learn the antonyms of all words in the English dictionary. However, there are numerous antonyms in English that we often use in our daily life but some of us may don’t know the opposite of many other words. For your reference, we have tabulated numerous words in this article, read and try to adapt some new words in your daily life with their opposite meanings.

Antonyms

‘Antonyms’ are a crucial subject in English Grammar, particularly at school, and students must acquire as many antonyms as possible to construct coherent sentences for understanding. These words will help them strengthen their reading and writing skills as well as their educational advancement. However, you can check out the list of some simple opposite terms in English for kids below –

Normal Word	Opposite Words
Ask	Respond
Awake	Asleep
Approximately	Exactly
Ask	Reply/Respond
Authentic	Fake
Above	Below
Absent	Present
Accept	Refuse
Alive	Dead
Ally	Enemy
attack	defend
Bad	Good
Beautiful	Ugly
Before	After
Boy	Girl
Blank	Complete
Break	Join
Build	Destroy
Beginning	End
Black	White
Bold	Timid
Bright	Dim
Broad	Narrow
Best	Worst
Clever	Foolish
Come	Go
Cool	Warm
Child	Adult
Changeable	Constant
Clemency	Ruthlessness
Concise	Lengthy
Construction	Destruction
Cheap	Expensive
Clean	Dirty
Dark	Light
Drop	Catch
Delicious	Awful
Descent	Ascent
Dictatorship	Republic
Domestic	Foreign
Dwindle	Flourish
Dull	Shiny
Dusk	Dawn
Early	Late
Entrance	Exit
Even	Odd
Eccentric	Ordinary
East	West
Easy	Difficult
Empty	Full
Entry	Exit
Fancy	Plain
Far	Near
Fast	Slow
Fat	Thin
Far	Near
Friend	Enemy
Full	Empty
Funny	Serious
Frequently	Occasionally
Foreigner	Native
Friend	Foe
Full	Empty
Funny	Serious
Future	Past
General	Particular, Special
Generous	Mean
Gentle	Violent
Good	Bad
Healthy	Sick
Heavy	Light
Hopeful	Desperate, Hopeless
Horizontal	Vertical
Humid	Dry
Happy	Sad
Honest	Dishonest
Heaven	Hell
High	Low
Honest	Dishonest
Hot	Cold
Hard	Easy
Inside	Outside
In	Out
Interesting	Boring, Dull
Import	Export
Inside	Outside
Insult	Compliment
Junior	Senior
Kind	Cruel, Unkind
Large	Small
Lead	Follow
Lend	Borrow
Light	Dark
Love	Hate
Little	Big
Laugh	Cry
Left	Right
Liquid	Solid
Mend	Break
Mess	Order
Moderate	Extreme
More	Less
Man	Woman
Messy	Neat
Modern	Ancient
Normal	Strange
Opposite	Same
Opponent	Supporter
Praise	Castigate
Refuse	Agree
Regret	Satisfaction
Rich	Poor
Rude	Polite
Start	End
Sunny	Cloudy
Sweet	Sour
Strengthen	Debilitate
Tight	Loose
Top	Bottom
Thick	Thin
Tiny	Huge
Truth	Lie
Thick	Thin
Throw	Catch
Tight	Loose
Tiny	Huge
Together	Separate
Unity	Division
Useful	Useless
Under	Over
United	Divided
Urban	Rural
Visible	Invisible
Visitor	Host
Victory	Defeat
Visible	Invisible
Visitor	Host
Wide	Narrow
Wise	Foolish, Stupid
Whisper	Scream
War	Peace
Waste	Utilise
Wet	Dry
Winner	Loser

Opposite word in English A to Z

An opposite word conveys a meaning different from the significance of another word; in this sense, the two terms are antonyms of one another. It is incredibly important to introduce contrary words to children in order to boost their vocabulary skills. Antonyms in English from all the alphabets a to z are discussed below.

Words with Letter ‘A’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter Y, which is provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Adorable	Hateful
Adequate	Insufficient
Affordable	Costly
Attractive	Boring
Awesome	Bad
Accept	Refuse
Artificial	Natural
Ascent	Descent
Adult	Child
Ask	Answer
Allow	Forbid
all	None
Advanced	Elementary
Afraid	Brave
Against	For
always	Never
Alike	Different
annoy	satisfy
about	exactly
above	below
absence	presence
abundance	lack
accept	refuse
accidental	intentional
active	lazy
add	subtract
admit	deny
adult	child
advanced	elementary
affirmative	negative
afraid	brave
after	before
against	for
alike	different
alive	dead
all	none
allow	forbid
already	not yet
always	never
ancient	modern
angry	happy
agree	refuse
amateur	professional
amuse	bore
ancestor	descendant
angel	devil
animal	human
annoy	satisfy
answer	ask
answer	question
antonym	synonym
apart	together
approximately	exactly
argue	agree
arrival	departure
artificial	natural
ascent	descent
ask	answer
attack	defense
awake	asleep

Words with Letter ‘B’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter B  which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Beauty	Grotesqueness
Believe	Disbelieve
Beloved	Unbeloved
Benefit	Drawback
Best	Worst
Blank	Complete
Break	Join
Build	Destroy
Beginning	End
Black	White
Bold	Timid
Bright	Dim
Broad	Narrow

Words with Letter ‘C’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter C, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Care	Carelessness
Carry	Exclude
courageous	cowardly
careless	careful
Creative	Uninventive
children	parents
courage	fear
Cut	Restore
center	outskirts
Close	Far
clever	stupid
careful	careless
cool	warm
cold	hot
changeable	constant
cheerful	sad, discouraged, dreary
clear	cloudy, opaque
catch	miss
clever	stupid
complicated	simple
construction	destruction
cheap	expensive
continue	interrupt
compulsory	voluntary
cry	laugh
constant	changeable
correct	wrong
close	open
cowardly	brave
compliment	insult
create	destroy

Word with Letter ‘D’

Students may look over the significant words beginning with the letter D which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Darling	Unbeloved
Dear	Unbeloved
Deep	Shallow
departure	arrival
Demand	Disclaim
damage	repair
Destroy	Raise
Descent	Ascent
Dictatorship	Republic
devil	angel
Domestic	Foreign
Dwindle	Flourish
Dull	Shiny
Dusk	Dawn
death	birth
danger	security
dangerous	safe
dark	light
daughter	son
dawn	dusk
day	night
desperate	hopeful
dead	alive
divide	unite
dirty	clean
deep	shallow
defeat	victory
defense	attack
delicious	awful
deny	admit
depart	arrive
descendant	ancestor
descent	ascent
destruction	construction
dictatorship	republic
die	live
different	alike
difficult	easy
division	unity
disease	health
distant	near

Words with Letter ‘E’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter E, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Effective	Ineffective
Efficient	Inefficient
Effort	Ease
Enjoy	Abhor
Enough	Inadequate
Even	Odd
Eccentric	Ordinary
East	West
Easy	Difficult
Empty	Full
early	late
east	west
easy	difficult
elementary	advanced
emigrate	immigrate
emigration	immigration
empty	full
end	begin
ending	beginning
enemy	friend
enjoy	hate
enter	leave
entrance	exit
equal	different
even	odd
exactly	approximately
evening	morning
everybody	nobody
everything	nothing
exclude	include
excited	calm
exciting	boring
export	import
exit	entrance
expensive	cheap
extreme	moderate
exposure	shelter

Words with Letter ‘F’

Students may look over the significant antonyms words beginning with the letter F, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Fabulous	Ordinary
Fair	Foul
Fast	Slow
find	lose
Few	Many
Forgive	Resent
Fabulous	normal
Faddish	permanent
Frivolous	Meaningful
Found	Lost
Facetious	serious
Follow	lead
Frugal	extravagant
Fallible	infallible
Famous	unknown
Fabrication	truth
failure	success
false	true
far	near
fast	slow
fat	slim
fear	courage
female	male
few	many
final	first
floor	ceiling
finish	begin
finish	start
fix	break
flat	hilly
foreigner	native
follow	lead
forbid	allow
form	destroy
foreground	background
foreign	domestic
for	against
forget	remember
forward	backward
fortune	bad luck

Words with Letter ‘G’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter G, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Gentle	Abrasive
generous	mean
Great	Little
good	bad
go	come
good	bad
guest	host
giant	tiny, very little, small
gentleman	lady
giant	tiny
Genius	Stupidity
gentle	violent
Glad	Dismayed
guilty	innocent
Gorgeous	Uninteresting
general	particular

Words with Letter ‘H’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter H, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Habit	Disinclination
Happy	Sad
Help	Hinder
Habitual	occasional
Half-hearted	enthusiastic
Hairless	hairy
Humanity	Inhumanity
Hurt	Heal
Happiness	misery
Hapless	lucky
Harmony	disagreement
Handy	inconvenient

Words with letter ‘I’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter I, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Illegal	Legal
Impress	Disappoint
Independent	Dependent
Inspire	Depress
Install	Remove

Words with Letter ‘J’

Students may look over the significant antonyms words in English beginning with the letter J, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Joke	Humorless
Jolly	Miserable
Joy	Misery
Justice	Injustice
Justify	Disprove

Words with Letter ‘K’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter K, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Keen	Reluctant
Keep	Spend
Kickoff	End
Kind	Unkind
Knowledge	Ignorance

Words with Letter ‘L’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter L, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Little	Plenty
Lively	Listless
Lost	Regain
Love	Hatred
Luck	Misfortune

Words with Letter ‘M’

Students may look over the significant antonyms words in English beginning with the letter M, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Magic	Awful
Make	Destroy
Master	Servant
Mature	Immature
Morality	Immorality

Words with Letter ‘N’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter N, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Neat	Disorderly
Need	Optional
Next	Previous
Nice	Unpleasant
Normal	Abnormal

Words with Letter ‘O’

Students may look over the significant antonyms words in English beginning with the letter A, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Objective	Biased
Offer	Withdraw
Omnipotent	Impotent
Optimistic	Pessimistic
Outstanding	Mediocre

Words with Letter ‘P’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter P, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Pause	Continue
Peace	Noise
Potential	Impotence
Power	Inability
Pretty	Plain

Words with Letter ‘Q’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter Q, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Qualify	Disqualify
Quality	Inadequacy
Quick	Slow
Quiet	Loud
Quit	Stay

Words with Letter ‘R’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter R, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Real	Unreal
Recall	Forget
Relax	Tense
Report	Silence
Rough	Gentle

Words With Letter ‘S’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter S, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Simple	Difficult
Sincere	Perfunctory
Small	Big
Soft	Hard
Sure	Unsure

Words with Letter ‘T’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter T, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Talent	Inability
Talkative	Taciturn
Target	Deselect
Task	Inactivity
Triumph	Defeat

Words with Letter ‘U’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter U, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Unique	Common
Unite	Divide
Unlimited	Finite
Uplift	Lower
Useful	Useless

Words with Letter ‘V’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter V, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Valid	Invalid
Valuable	Worthless
Variety	Uniformity
Vast	Tiny
Victory	Defeat

Words with Letter ‘W’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter W, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Warning	Neglect
Wealth	Poverty
Winner	Loser
Wise	Stupid
Worthy	Unimportant

Words with Letter ‘X’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter X, which are provided below.

Words	Antonyms
Xenial	Inhospitable
Xenophobic	Impartial
Xeroxes	Original

Words with Letter ‘Y’

Students may look over the significant antonyms in English beginning with the letter Y, which are provided below.

Words	Opposite Words
Young	Old
Yield	Resist
Yearning	Disinclination
Youthful	Old
Yummy	Unappetizing

Words with Letter ‘Z’

Check the antonyms of some common words starting with letter “Z”.

Words	Opposite Words
Zappy	Melancholy
Zeal	Apathy
Zen	Disturbed
Zingy	Sullen

20 Odd Words

English opposite words or Odd are very easy to remember. here in the table below, we have discussed more than 20 very common Antonyms.

20 Antonyms
Boy	Girl
Bold	Timid
Bright	Dim
Broad	Narrow
Best	Worst
Child	Adult
Changeable	Constant
Descent	Ascent
Dictatorship	Republic
Domestic	Foreign
Dwindle	Flourish
Early	Late
Entrance	Exit
Friend	Enemy
Full	Empty
Funny	Serious
Frequently	Occasionally
General	Particular, Special
Generous	Mean
Perfect	Imperfect
Pretty	Ugly
Inside	Outside
Laugh	Cry
Sit	Stand
Right	Wrong
Old	Young
High	Low
combine	separate

 

Learn Antonyms – Fun activities

Here are some fun activities to learn antonyms.

• Play a game of “opposites”. In this game, you will need to come up with a list of antonyms. Then, split the students into two teams. One team will say a word, and the other team will have to say the antonyms. The first team to get 10 correct answers wins the game.
• Use flashcards. Flashcards are a great way to help students learn new vocabulary words. Make a set of flashcards with antonyms on them. Then, have the students take turns flipping over the cards and saying the antonyms.
• Create a word search. A word search is a fun and challenging way to help students learn new words. Create a word search with antonyms hidden in it. Then, have the students find the words and write them down.

Opposite Words Exercise

Choose the correct opposite or odd word from the given 4 options –

Q1. vibrant
(a) drab (b) gaudy
(c) jazzy (d) vivid

Q2. deep-seated
(a) chronic (b) temporary
(c) inbred (d) subconscious

Q3. Humdrum
(a) tedious (b) trite
(c) drab (d) fascinating

Q4. celibate
(a) chaste (b) virtuous
(c) promiscuous (d) continent

Q5. ingestion
(a) gulp (b) slug
(c) excrete (d) chug

Q6. horrify
(a) affright (b) petrify
(c) appall (d) soothe

Q7. sacred
(a) pious (b) hallowed
(c) divine (d) profane

Q8. outlandish
(a) droll` (b) kinky
(c) common (d) grotesque

Q9. coalesce
(a) separate (b) adhere
(c) cleave (d) amalgamate

Q10. loiter
(a) lag (b) hasten
(c) amble (d) loll

Q11. fidgety
(a) composed (b) restive
(c) twitchy (d) antsy

Q12. bland
(a) blah (b) insipid
(c) tame (d) lively

Q13. adulterate
(a) attenuated (b) purify
(c) vitiated (d) dilute

Q14. conjoined
(a) sever (b) adjoin
(c) meld (d) affix

Q15. mishmash
(a) potpourri (b) medley
(c) organized (d) haphazard

Q16. generosity
(a) altruism (b) general
(c) largesse (d) malevolence

Q17. analogue
(a) correlate (b) cognate
(c) dialogue (d) difference

Q18. amusement
(a) mischief (b) naughty
(c) melancholy (d) hilarity

Q19. Reform
(a) ameliorate (b) worsen
(c) amends (d) emend

Q20. liberty
(a) incarceration (b) choice
(c) license (d) right

Q21. intrinsic
(a) elemental (b) innate
(c) connate (d) acquired
Q22. ogle
(a) leer (b) gaze
(c) ignore (d) gawk

Q23. pejorative
(a) rude (b) complimentary
(c) derisive (d) cheeky

Q24. avid
(a) apathetic (b) desirous
(c) devoted (d) fanatical

Q25. impiety
(a) blasphemy (b) heresy
(c) profanity (d) reverence

Q26. pompous
(a) modern (b) turgid
(c) modest (d) vain

Q27. whirl
(a) swirl (b) peace
(c) flurry (d) surge

Q28. jaunt
(a) halt (b) excursion
(c) stroll (d) ramble

Q29. veteran
(a) youthful (b) pliable
(c) expert (d) amateur

Q30. fatigue
(a) restive (b) slouch
(c) vigor (d) tire

Q31. castigated
(a) approve (b) rate
(c) flay (d) drub

Q32. deliberate
(a) judge (b) imprudent
(c) cogitate (d) argue

Q33. demure
(a) humble (b) bold
(c) coy (d) sober

Q34. genteel
(a) uncivilized (b) stuffy
(c) urbane (d) prim

Q35. abominable
(a) attractive (b) gross
(c) grim (d) lousy

Q36. flog
(a) whop (b) compliment
(c) flay (d) flax

Q37. extravagance
(a) expensive (b) thrift
(c) cheap (d) absurd

Q38. virtuous
(a) vile (b) chaste
(c) kosher (d) celibate

Q39. primed
(a) fit (b) able
(c) unready (d) prepped

Q40. pilferer
(a) sniper (b) punk
(c) lifter (d) police

Q41. to spurn
(a) to accept (b) to flout
(c) to scorn (d) to rebuff

Q42. to conceive
(a) to reckon (b) to neglect
(c) to apprehend (d) to perceive

Q43. to brood
(a) to repine (b) to ignore
(c) to fret (d) to mope

Q44. veracity
(a) deceit (b) condor
(c) probity (d) rectitude

Q45. to sue
(a) to absolve (b) to litigate
(c) to indict (d) to solicit

Q46. facade
(a) frontage (b) semblance
(c) veneer (d) reality

Q47. endeavour
(a) passive (b) buck
(c) assay (d) intend

Q48. beleaguer
(a) gnaw (b) assist
(c) badger (d) pester

Q49. vigour
(a) lethargy (b) fettle
(c) kilter (d) robust

Q50. skeptic
(a) profaner (b) heretic
(c) atheist (d) devotee

Answers

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vibrant means full of energy and life and drab means lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. deep-seated means strongly felt or believed and very difficult to change or get rid of and temporary means lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Humdrum means lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous and fascinating means
extremely interesting. Hence options (d) is the correct choice.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Celibate means not having sexual activity, especially because you have made a religious promise not to and promiscuous means having a lot of different sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual habits) involving a lot of different partners.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ingestion means the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it and excrete means (of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism).

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Horrify means fill with horror; shock greatly and soothe means reduce pain or discomfort in (a part of the body).

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sacred means connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration and profane means not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Outlandish means looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar and common means occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Coalesce means come together to form one mass or whole. Hence separate is the correct choice.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Loiter means stand or wait around without apparent purpose and hasten means be quick to do something.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fidgety means inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy and composed means having one’s feelings and expression under control; calm.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bland means lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting and lively means full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Adulterate means render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance. Hence purity is the correct choice.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. conjoined means join; combine and sever means divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. mishmash means a confused mixture. Hence organized is the correct choice.

S16. Ans.(d)
Sol. Generosity means the quality of being kind and generous and malevolence means the state or condition of being malevolent
where malevolent means having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

S17. Ans.(d)
Sol. Analogue means a person or thing seen as comparable to another. Hence difference is the correct
choice.

S18. Ans.(c)
Sol. Amusement means the state or experience of finding something funny and melancholy means a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
S19. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reform means make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it and worsen means make or become worse.

S20. Ans.(a)
Sol. Liberty means a right or privilege, especially a statutory one and incarceration means the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.

S21. Ans.(d)
Sol. Intrinsic means belonging naturally; essential and acquired means to come into possession or ownership of; get as one’s own.

S22. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ogle means stare at in a lecherous manner and ignore means refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.

S23. Ans.(b)
Sol. pejorative: expressing contempt or disapproval. complimentary: expressing a compliment; praising or approving.

S24. Ans.(a)
Sol. Avid: having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something. Apathetic: showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

S25. Ans.(d)
Sol. Impiety means lack of piety or reverence.

S26. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pompous means affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important and modest means unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements.

S27. Ans.(b)
Sol. Whirl means move or cause to move rapidly round and round and peace means mental or emotional calm.

S28. Ans.(a)
Sol. Jaunt means a short excursion or journey made for pleasure and halt means bring or come to an abrupt stop.

S29. Ans.(d)
Sol. veteran: a person who has had long experience in a particular field.
Amateur: a person who is not skillful and just a beginner.

S30. Ans.(c)
Sol. fatigue: extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. Vigor: physical strength and good health.

S31. Ans.(a)
Sol. castigate: reprimand (someone) severely.
Approve: officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.
Flay: strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass).
Drub: hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.

S32. Ans.(b)
Sol. deliberate: done consciously and intentionally.
Imprudent: not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.
Cogitate: think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.

S33. Ans.(b)
Sol. Demure means (of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy. Hence bold is the correct choice.

S34. Ans.(a)
Sol. Genteel means characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability and uncivilized means (of a place or people) not socially, culturally, or morally advanced.

S35. Ans.(a)
Sol. Abominable means causing moral revulsion. Hence attractive is the correct choice.

S36. Ans.(b)
Sol. Flog means beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment and compliment means a polite expression of praise or admiration.

S37. Ans.(b)
Sol. Extravagance: lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.
Thrift: using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

S38. Ans.(a)
Sol. vile: extremely unpleasant.
Chaste: abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.
Kosher: genuine and legitimate.
Celibate: abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons.

S39. Ans.(c)
Sol. primed: to make something ready for use or action, in particular.
Prepped: to prepare something ready.

S40. Ans.(d)
Sol. pilferer: a thief who steals without using violence.
Punk: A worthless person (often used as a general term of abuse).

S41. Ans.(a)
Sol. spurn: reject with disdain or contempt.
Rebuff: to reject someone or something in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
flout: openly disregard

S42. Ans.(b)
Sol. conceive: to form or devise a plan or idea in the mind.
Reckon: establish by calculation.

S43. Ans.(b)
Sol. brood: think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.
Ignore: refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.

S44. Ans.(a)
Sol. veracity: conformity to facts; accuracy.
Deceit: the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
Condor: Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures
Probity: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
Rectitude: morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.

S45. Ans.(a)
Sol. sue:
institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress.
Absolve: declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
Litigate: resort to legal action to settle a matter; be involved in a lawsuit.
Solicit: ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.

S46. Ans.(d)
Sol. facade: a deceptive outward appearance.
Frontage: the facade of a building.
Semblance: the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
Reality: the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.

S47. Ans.(a)
Sol. endeavour: try hard to do or achieve something.
Assay: the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality.

S48. Ans.(b)
Sol. beleaguer: put in a very difficult situation.
Gnaw: bite at or nibble something persistently.
Badger: a heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat.
Pester: trouble or annoy someone with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.

S49. Ans.(a)
Sol. vigour: physical strength and good health.
Lethargy: a lack of energy and enthusiasm.
Fettle: condition
Robust: strong and healthy; vigorous.

S50. Ans.(d)
Sol. skeptic: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
Profaner: not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.
Heretic: unorthodox thinker.

Opposite Words Worksheet

Choose the correct alternative of the given words.

1.  ‘broad’

(A) narrow
(B) short
(C) thin
(D) mat
Answer is   (A) narrow

2.  ‘lend’

(A) take
(B) lend
(C) borrow
(D) bring
Answer is    (C) borrow

3.  ‘laugh’

(A) smile
(B) whistle
(C) cry
(D) threaten
Answer is   (C) cry

4. ‘dead’

(A) wake
(B) get up
(C) asleep
(D) alive
Answer is    (D) alive

5.  ‘tall’

(A) small
(B) short
(C) narrow
(D) thin
Answer is      (B) short

6.  ‘first’

(A) slow
(B) fast
(C) last
(D) first
Answer is            (C) last

7. ‘buy’

(A) sell
(B) stable
(C) hope
(D) succeed
Answer is         (A) sell

8. ‘failure’

(A) success
(B) end
(C) beginning
(D) finish
Answer is          (A) success

9.  ‘hard’

(A) glaze
(B) narrow
(C) soft
(D) cool
Answer is       (C) soft

10.  ‘better’

(A) best
(B) worse
(C) good
(D) bad
Answer is       (B) worse

Antonyms in English Quiz

Now Test yourself by taking an advanced-level quiz on the antonyms in English.

Q1. Persist
(a) abandon
(b) cease
(c) remain
(d) ruin
Q2. Cogent
(a) suspicious
(b) muddled
(c) vague
(d) plausible
Q3. Turbulent
(a) unsettled
(b) moderate
(c) stormy
(d) anarchic
Q4. Alluring
(a) obnoxious
(b) appealing
(c) enticing
(d) charming

Q5. Mettle
(a) Goad
(b) Courage
(c) Wealth
(d) Benign
Q6. Assimilate
(a) Rub
(b) Live
(c) Return
(d) Imbibe
Q7. Termagant
(a) Charming
(b) Turbulent
(c) Brawling
(d) Shrewish
Q8. Vindictive
(a) Praise
(b) Forgiving
(c) Useless
(d) Piercing

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