Antonyms
Direction: In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
- CALLOUS
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sensitive (Adjective) : aware of and being able to understand other people and their feelings
callous (Adjective) : not caring about other people’s feelings or sufferings; cruel
soft (Adjective) : not stiff or hard; not loud; kind and sympathetic
kind (Adjective) : gentle, friendly and generous
generous (Adjective) : giving or willing to give freelyCorrect Option: A
sensitive (Adjective) : aware of and being able to understand other people and their feelings
callous (Adjective) : not caring about other people’s feelings or sufferings; cruel
soft (Adjective) : not stiff or hard; not loud; kind and sympathetic
kind (Adjective) : gentle, friendly and generous
generous (Adjective) : giving or willing to give freely
- ENIGMATIC
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plain (Adjective) : easy to see or understand; clear
enigmatic (Adjective) : mysterious and difficult to understand
simple (Adjective) : not complicated; easy
reticent (Adjective) : unwilling to tell people about things; reserved; uncommunicative
nervous (Adjective) : anxious about something or being afraid of somethingCorrect Option: C
plain (Adjective) : easy to see or understand; clear
enigmatic (Adjective) : mysterious and difficult to understand
simple (Adjective) : not complicated; easy
reticent (Adjective) : unwilling to tell people about things; reserved; uncommunicative
nervous (Adjective) : anxious about something or being afraid of something
- ABUNDANT
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meagre (Adjective) : small in quantity and poor in quality; paltry
abundant (Adjective) : existing in large quantities; more than enough; plentiful
short (Adjective) : not having enough of something; small in height, length or distance
limited (Adjective) : not very great in amount or extent
petty (Adjective) : small and unimportant; minorCorrect Option: D
meagre (Adjective) : small in quantity and poor in quality; paltry
abundant (Adjective) : existing in large quantities; more than enough; plentiful
short (Adjective) : not having enough of something; small in height, length or distance
limited (Adjective) : not very great in amount or extent
petty (Adjective) : small and unimportant; minor
- HARASS
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relieve (Verb) : to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain; alleviate
harass (Verb) : to worry or annoy somebody by putting pressure on him or saying or doing unpleasant things to him
reward (Noun) : a thing that is given for doing something good, working hard etc.
praise (Verb) : show approval of or admiration for somebody/ something
flatter (Verb) : to say nice things about somebody in a way that is not sincere, because you want him to do something for you or you want to please himCorrect Option: D
relieve (Verb) : to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain; alleviate
harass (Verb) : to worry or annoy somebody by putting pressure on him or saying or doing unpleasant things to him
reward (Noun) : a thing that is given for doing something good, working hard etc.
praise (Verb) : show approval of or admiration for somebody/ something
flatter (Verb) : to say nice things about somebody in a way that is not sincere, because you want him to do something for you or you want to please him
- CHARMING
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repulsive (Adjective) : causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant; disgusting
charming (Adjective) : very pleasant or attractive
insolent (Adjective) : extremely rude and showing a lack of respect
indignant (Adjective) : feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly
handicapped (Adjective) : suffering from a mental or physical disability; disabledCorrect Option: C
repulsive (Adjective) : causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant; disgusting
charming (Adjective) : very pleasant or attractive
insolent (Adjective) : extremely rude and showing a lack of respect
indignant (Adjective) : feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly
handicapped (Adjective) : suffering from a mental or physical disability; disabled