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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Solved Examples 2
Practice Questions 12
Answer Key 21
Solutions 21
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Introduction
An antonym is a word having a meaning opposite to that of another
word, such as hot and cold, short and tall, high and low etc.
Common antonym question types asked in exams include:

➢ Direct Antonym Questions
➢ Selection of correct antonyms of the underlined/bold words
➢ Choosing 2 antonym pairs out of 4/5 words
➢ Matching the columns
➢ Analogy type antonym questions
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Solved Examples
Q.1-10) Choose the word from the options which is most OPPOSITE in
meaning to the given word.
Q.1) EXODUS
a) disease
b) exit
c) entry
d) deadlock
e) chaos
Answer 1- C
Exodus means a mass departure/exit of people from a region. Entry
would be the apt antonym.
Q.2) AMNESTY
a) mercy
b) punishment
c) travesty
d) penury
e) perjury
Answer 2- B
Amnesty means an official pardon/mercy for people who have been
convicted of political offences.
Punishment would be the appropriate antonym.
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Q.3) BENEVOLENT
a) beautiful
b) generous
c) smart
d) malevolent
e) ugly
Answer 3- D
Benevolent means kind-hearted. Malevolent which means malicious/evil-
minded would be the right antonym.
Q.4) REPUDIATE
a) urge
b) dial
c) renounce
d) approve
e) attack
Answer 4- D
Repudiate means refuse to accept. Approve would be the antonym.
Q.5) ANOMALY
a) inconsistency
b) temper
c) righteousness
d) error
e) normality
Antonyms
Answer 5- E
Anomaly means an error or inconsistency. Normality would be the
antonym.
Q.6) FLAGITIOUS
a) wavy
b) virtuous
c) vicious
d) hard
e) criminal
Answer 6- B
Flagitious means criminal or villainous; wicked, cruel. Virtuous which
means righteous would be the antonym.
Q.7) FLACCID
a) free
b) rotund
c) flexible
d) droopy
e) hard
Answer 7- E
Flaccid means loose and flabby. Hard would be the apt antonym.
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Q.8) SYCOPHANT
a) stalker
b) flatterer
c) follower
d) unsubmissive
e) None of the above
Answer 8- D
Sycophant is a flatterer. Unsubmissive which means unwilling to submit
would be the nearest antonym of sycophant.
Q.9) ESOTERIC
a) naive
b) ravishing
c) denial
d) simple
e) obscure
Answer 9- D
Esoteric is something complex and obscure. ‘Simple’ would be the correct
antonym.
Q.10) BREVITY
a) verbosity
b) conciseness
c) shortness
d) pretty
e) All of the above
Antonyms
Answer 10- A
Brevity means conciseness or shortness in language. Verbosity means
wordiness would be the antonym.
Q.11-15) The paragraph given below has words in bold against each
number. Choose the correct antonym of the given word from the given
options.
In New India, everything is 11.) new. Even the foundations of intelligence

and learning have to be laid afresh. With this 12.) noble aim in mind, the
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog has announced a voluntary online
examination to encourage Indians’ curiosity about the cow and the
superiority of 13.) indigenous breeds over foreign ones. The ambition is
on a 14.) mammoth scale and the sense of all-absorbing national
importance quite stunning. The RKA has uploaded an 15.) extraordinary
syllabus for the test on its website — extraordinary in its complete
overhauling of the meaning and definition of science and its confidence
in heralding in the New Age of the Indian Cow.
Q.11)
a) difficult
b) unique
c) innovative
d) usual
e) distorted
Antonyms
Answer 11- D
New and usual would be the correct antonym pair.
Q.12)
a) kingly
b) tainted
c) undignified
d) sophisticated
e) staunch
Answer 12- C
Noble means honorable. Undignified means dishonorable would be the
antonym.
Q.13)
a) multinational
b) severe
c) native
d) foreign
e) aloof
Answer 13- D
Indigenous means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place;
native. Foreign would be the suitable antonym.
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Q.14)
a) colossal
b) miniscule
c) robust
d) feline
e) grand
Answer 14- B
Mammoth means huge. Miniscule is small and tiny.
Q.15)
a) common
b) terrific
c) unprecedented
d) demeaning
e) flattering
Answer 15- A
Extraordinary and common would be the antonyms.
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Q.16-20) In each of these questions, four words are given of which two
words are most nearly the opposite in meaning. Find those two words
and mark the number of the correct letter combination as your answer.
Q.16) (A) Indifference (B) Affection (C) Abhorrence (D) Odium

a) A-B
b) C-D
c) B-C
d) B-D
e) Both c & d
Answer 16- E
Abhorrence and odium mean hatred or disgust towards someone.
Affection would be antonym to both of these.
Q.17) (A) Lampoon (B) Act (C) Adore (D) Praise

a) A-C
b) C-D
c) B-C
d) A-D
e) B-D
Answer 17- D
Lampoon means to publicly criticize by mocking. Praise would be the
antonym.
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Q.18) (A) Dissolution (B) Tranquility (C) Agitation (D) Satire

a) A-B
b) C-D
c) B-C
d) A-D
e) A-C
Answer 18- C
Tranquility means calmness. Agitation would be the antonym.
Q.19) (A) Poetry (B) Monologue (C) Commendation (D) Obloquy

a) A-B
b) C-D
c) B-C
d) A-C
e) A-D
Answer 19- B
Obloquy means strong public condemnation. Commendation (praise)
would be appropriate antonym.
Q.20) (A) Limpid (B) Incomprehensible (C) Futile (D) Firm

a) A-B
b) C-D
c) B-C
d) A-C
e) A-D
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Answer 20- A
Limpid is completely clear and transparent. Incomprehensible means
something which couldn’t be understood easily. Both would make
antonym pair.
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Practice Questions
Q.1-5) Match the words given in Column A with their respective
antonyms in Column B and choose the correct match as your answer
option.
Q.1)
Column A Column B
A. facile E. mild
B. pungent F. profound
C. indenture G. disagreement
D. augment H. reduce
a) A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

b) A-E, B-H, C-G, D-F
c) A-F, B-H, C-E, D-G
d) A-E, B-F, C-H, D-G
e) A-F, B-E, C-G, D-H
Q.2)
Column A Column B
A. virtuous E. unsociable
B. industrious F. sinful
C. gregarious G. uneducated
D. erudite H. slack
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Q.3)
Column A Column B
A. gluttonous E. abstemious
B. pertinent F. epilogue
C. urbane G. uncultured
D. preface H. irrelevant

Q.4)
Column A Column B
A. frugal E. spendthrift
B. insipid F. interesting
C. ethereal G. careless
D. discreet H. substantial
Antonyms

Q. 5)
Column A Column B
A. ephemeral E. innocuous
B. noxious F. cheerful
C. sanguine G. pessimistic
D. sullen H. eternal

b) A-H, B-E, C-G, D-F
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Q.6-10) Every question contains a paragraph with words in bold. Choose

the option which contains the antonyms of these words in the correct
sequence.
Q.6) Party insiders say these setbacks are visible to all but the top
leadership. The ‘no-confidence’ against Bora saw a letter written to Sonia
Gandhi in August, seeking a change of guard, leaked in December. The
Congress has also not come up with a narrative appealing to the voters.
a) wins, attractive
b) losses, misleading
c) advances, unappealing
d) blows, enchanting
Q.7) Restful time spent reading, gardening, listening to music or even in

contemplation can be a balm for the soul, fortifying a person against the
relentless pace of modern life. In essence, both are equally important. In
a rush to improve one’s productivity, one should not fall into a vicious
cycle of sleep and work.
a) exposing, irresolute, deteriorate
b) strong, persistent, enhance
c) resolute, better, firm
d) All of the above
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Q.8) The common people who bought into Trump’s lies, however, are far
less to be blamed than the politicians who promoted Trump with
evangelical fervour so as to consolidate power. This egged people on to
take to the streets to avenge an imagined voter fraud.
a) urged, revenge
b) discouraged, forgive
c) forced, risk
d) begged, loathe
Q.9) In the global arena, this was actually about the self-righteous,
sanctimonious, global busybody Uncle Sam taking a tumble.
a) self-righteous
b) polluted
c) hypocrite
d) forthright
Q.10) China did not mince its words. The foreign ministry spokesperson,
Hua Chunying, harked back to the US reaction at the time of the Hong
Kong protests of 2019.
a) feed
b) change
c) cut
d) reveal
Antonyms
Q.11-15) Choose the word from the options which is most OPPOSITE in
meaning to the given word.
Q.11) GALORE
a) glow
b) dearth
c) viscosity
d) void
e) abundance
Q.12) AMALGAMATE
a) divide
b) intermix
c) disjoin
d) amorphous
e) Both a & c
Q.13) STUPOR
a) agility
b) numbness
c) consciousness
d) wound
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Q.14) HARANGUE
a) diatribe
b) polemic
c) lecture
d) accolade
e) study
Q.15) MULTIFARIOUS
a) diverse
b) confused
c) absent-minded
d) singular
e) All of the above
Q.16-20) Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the

underlined word in the given sentence and context.
Q.16) The similarity of their life experiences ends here.

a) diligence
b) disparity
c) demeaning
d) resemblance
Antonyms
Q.17) In contrast, our Maharashtrian Hindu heroines lived lonely lives.

a) isolated
b) garrulous
c) thirsty
d) accompanied
Q.18) Her parents and siblings supported her wholeheartedly.

a) ignored
b) discouraged
c) encouraged
d) censured
Q.19) Johnson and Modi are both at the helm of troubled and
grotesquely unequal societies ravaged by the coronavirus.
a) protected
b) devastated
c) identical
d) consumed
Antonyms
Q.20) Boris Johnson would have been a refreshing exemplar in weary

India.
a) chaotic
b) energetic
c) silent
d) exhausted
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Answer Key
1(E) 2(C) 3(B) 4(D) 5(B)
6(C) 7(A) 8(B) 9(D) 10(D)
11(B) 12(E) 13(C) 14(D) 15(D)
16(B) 17(D) 18(B) 19(A) 20(B)
Solutions
Q.1) Answer- E
Following pairs would be antonyms:
• Facile (superficial)-Profound (intense and sincere)

• Pungent (strong, powerful)-Mild
• Indenture (contract, agreement)-Disagreement
• Augment(increase)-Reduce
Q.2) Answer- C
• Virtuous (moral and upright)-Sinful

• Gregarious (sociable)-Unsociable
• Industrious (hard working)-Slack (sluggish, lax)
• Erudite (scholar, learned)-Uneducated
Antonyms
Q.3) Answer- B
• Gluttonous (excessively greedy)-Abstemious (indulging moderately)

• Pertinent(relevant)-Irrelevant
• Urbane (refined, sophisticated)-Uncultured (unsophisticated)
• Preface (introduction)-Epilogue (afterword, conclusion)
Q.4) Answer- D
• Frugal (economical)-Spendthrift(extravagant in spending money)

• Insipid (lacking flavor, uninteresting, boring)-Interesting
• Ethereal(delicate)-Substantial
• Discreet(careful)-Careless
Q.5) Answer- B
• Ephemeral (temporary)- Eternal (forever)

• Noxious (harmful)-Innocuous(harmless)
• Sanguine(optimistic)-Pessimistic
• Sullen (gloomy)-Cheerful
Antonyms
Q.6) Answer- C
Setback means a loss or failure. Appealing means attractive.
Advances (progress) and unappealing would the appropriate antonyms.
Q.7) Answer- A
Fortifying means protecting. Relentless means persistent. Improve means
to better.
Exposing, Irresolute(hesitant and indecisive) and Deteriorate(worsen)
would be the respective antonyms.
Q.8) Answer- B
Egged here means urged. Avenge means revenge.
Discouraged and forgive would be the appropriate antonyms.
Q.9) Answer- D
Sanctimonious means making a show of being morally superior to other
people; hypocritical.
Forthright means honest and outspoken. The two would thus be
antonyms.
Q.10) Answer- D
Mince means cut. Reveal would be the suitable antonym in the context.
Q.11) Answer- B
Galore means ‘in abundance’. Dearth which means lack of something,
would be the apt antonym.
Antonyms
Q.12) Answer- E
Amalgamate means to merge or unite. Both divide and disjoin would be
the antonyms.
Q.13) Answer- C
Stupor means a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
Consciousness would be the appropriate antonym.
Q.14) Answer- D
Harangue means an aggressive and lengthy speech. Accolade meaning
praise would be the antonym.
Q.15) Answer- D
Multifarious means diverse/various. Singular would be the correct
antonym.
Q.16) Answer- B
Similarity and disparity (difference) would be the suitable antonymous
pair.
Q.17) Answer- D
Lonely means alone/without friends or company.
Accompanied(having a company) would be the antonym.
Q.18) Answer- B
Supported and discouraged would be the appropriate antonyms.
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Q.19) Answer- A
Ravaged means severely damaged and devastated. Protected would be
the antonym.
Q.20) Answer- B
Weary means tired. Energetic would be the suitable antonym.

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Common antonym question types asked in exams include:

In New India, everything is 11.) new. Even the foundations of intelligence

Q.16) (A) Indifference (B) Affection (C) Abhorrence (D) Odium

Q.17) (A) Lampoon (B) Act (C) Adore (D) Praise

Q.18) (A) Dissolution (B) Tranquility (C) Agitation (D) Satire

Q.19) (A) Poetry (B) Monologue (C) Commendation (D) Obloquy

Q.20) (A) Limpid (B) Incomprehensible (C) Futile (D) Firm

a) A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

a) A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

a) A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

a) A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

a) A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

Q.6-10) Every question contains a paragraph with words in bold. Choose

Q.7) Restful time spent reading, gardening, listening to music or even in

Q.16-20) Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the

Q.16) The similarity of their life experiences ends here.

Q.17) In contrast, our Maharashtrian Hindu heroines lived lonely lives.

Q.18) Her parents and siblings supported her wholeheartedly.

Q.20) Boris Johnson would have been a refreshing exemplar in weary

• Facile (superficial)-Profound (intense and sincere)

• Virtuous (moral and upright)-Sinful

• Gluttonous (excessively greedy)-Abstemious (indulging moderately)

• Frugal (economical)-Spendthrift(extravagant in spending money)

• Ephemeral (temporary)- Eternal (forever)

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