Synonyms Question And Answers

Candidates will get the 20 Synonyms questions and answers to practice and prepare well for the verbal
ability section.

Directions (1-20) Given below are the statements with highlighted words. You are required to find the
word from the given options that can be replaced with the highlighted word without changing the
meaning of the sentence.
Q.1. They say he is an uncouth person, but my perception is something different and I enjoy being with
him.
1. Unfriendly
2. Ill-mannered
3. Extremely Polite
4. Extremely boring
Answer (2)
Q.2. The decision regarding the closer of the company was made over the vociferous objections by
the employees.
1. Dedicated
2. Violent
3. Silent
4. Loud
Answer (4)
Q.3. Although the treatment was abortive, the doctor learned alot from the response by the medicine.
1. Ineffective
2. Productive
3. Great
4. Harmless
Answer (1)
Q.4. The children in the party were not attracted to the vapid entertainment.
1. Dull
2. Grand
3. Fun
4. Serious
Answer (1)
Q.5. Catherine gave a masterly performance in the taming of the shrew.
1. Cruel
2. Brilliant
3. Influencing
4. Crafty
Answer (2)
Q.6. Because Jackson could not make it to the finals of the tournament he has been doleful to the
point of not being able to do anything.
1. Vivacious
2. Hopeless
3. Gloomy
4. Gleeful
Answer (3)
Interested aspirants can check other important topics covered in English sections of government
exams:
List of Homonyms, Homophones Difference Between Reign, Rules for Prepositions
and Homographs Rein and Rain

Difference between Affect and Rules and List of List of One word
Effect Conjunctions Substitutions
Candidates can check English For Competitive Exams page to get the list of topics covered in the
syllabus and to know the basic concepts and rules of all the topics.
Q.7. The speech given by the minister at the republic day parade was terse, plain and forcible.
1. Long
2. Brief
3. Expanded
4. Catchy
Answer (2)
Q.8. She will come with us for the trek because since her birth she has been living in a placid hilly
region and miss that in the hustle of the city.
1. Calm
2. Clean
3. High
4. Green
Answer (1)
Q.9. Walk by the sea during dusk to experience the beauty of nature, you will see scintillating water,
crimson sky and the setting sun.
1. Frosty
2. Refreshing
3. Sparkling
4. Blazing
Answer (3)
Q.10. Due to the therapies she has been undergoing, her body is too weak to combat the infection
anymore.
1. Normalize
2. Accord
3. Retreat
4. Fight
Answer (4)
Q.11. she committed suicide because the constant criticism on her relationship from the society made
her precarious.
1. Angry
2. Disturbed
3. Insecure
4. Lonely
Answer (3)
Q.12. To deal with frustrated and disappointed customers, you need an affable manager.
1. Smart
2. Witty
3. Sharp
4. Friendly
Answer (4)
Q.13. A group of people from the society cleared up the fritters to celebrate the world environment day.
1. Waste
2. Crowd
3. Wrappers
4. Garden
Answer (1)
Q.14. He couldn’t secure good marks as he was not a ponderous student.
1. Sharp-minded
2. Laborious
3. Studious
4. Intelligent
Answer (2)
Q.15. The jury decided to sentence the indict for child abuse and murder of the victim.
1. Criminal
2. Murderer
3. Accused
4. Leader
Answer (3)
Q.16. If you wish to outshine the dance competition then you should be stringent with your practice.
1. Habitual
2. Routine
3. Steady
4. Rigorous
Answer (4)
Candidates can go through relevant Verbal Ability topics given below for assistance in Preparation:
List of Degree of Rules for Tenses Difference Between Programme
Comparison and Program

Rules for Active and Difference Between Phrase Difference Between Subject and
Passive Voice and Clause Predicate
Q.17. Although the measures are being taken by the government, the labours class is in abject
condition amidst the virus spread across the country.
1. Miserable
2. Terrible
3. Earned
4. Worthy
Answer (1)
Q.18. It is cynical that the thief’s car crashed into a police station.
1. By grace
2. Humorous
3. Ironic
4. Bitter
Answer (3)
Q.19. In the hospital, for some inexplicable reason he had an argument with the staff assisting the
patients.
1. Stupid
2. Unexplainable
3. Ridiculous
4. Legitimate
Answer (2)
Q.20. ‘Looks’ is too feeble a reason that she gave to not like him.
1. Rude
2. Stupid
3. Weak
4. Valid
Answer (3)
Candidates can check the answers to the above-mentioned Synonyms questions in the PDF given
below:
20 Synonyms Questions and Answers PDF- Download PDF Here
Practising these verbal ability questions on Synonyms will enable candidates to grasp more synonyms
words going forward it will help them deal with the questions asked in the English section with relative
ease.
Candidates can check the relevant links for preparation and topic-wise syllabus of other sections of
various competitive exams.
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus Logical Reasoning Syllabus Daily News
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