Antonyms


Direction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

  1. PHILANTHROPIST









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    miser (Noun) : a person who loves money and hates spending it
    philanthropist (Noun) : a rich person who helps the poor and those in need, by giving money
    philistine (Noun) : a person who does not like or understand art, literature, music, etc.
    moralist (Noun) : a person who has strong ideas about moral principles/teachers and writes about them
    spendthrift (Noun) : a person who spends two much money or who wastes money

    Correct Option: D

    miser (Noun) : a person who loves money and hates spending it
    philanthropist (Noun) : a rich person who helps the poor and those in need, by giving money
    philistine (Noun) : a person who does not like or understand art, literature, music, etc.
    moralist (Noun) : a person who has strong ideas about moral principles/teachers and writes about them
    spendthrift (Noun) : a person who spends two much money or who wastes money


  1. ANXIOUS









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    calm (Adjective) : not excited, nervous or upset
    anxious (Adjective) : feeling worried or nervous; wanting something very much
    fearful (Adjective) : nervous and afraid ; terrible and frightening; extremely bad
    worried (Adjective) : thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or might happen and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid
    concerned (Adjective) : worried and feeling concern about something; interested in something

    Correct Option: C

    calm (Adjective) : not excited, nervous or upset
    anxious (Adjective) : feeling worried or nervous; wanting something very much
    fearful (Adjective) : nervous and afraid ; terrible and frightening; extremely bad
    worried (Adjective) : thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or might happen and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid
    concerned (Adjective) : worried and feeling concern about something; interested in something



Direction: In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

  1. ABUNDANCE









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    scarcity (Noun) : shortage ; there is not enough of something and it is difficult to obtain it
    abundance (Noun) : a large quantity that is more than enough
    poverty (Noun) : the state of being poor
    wretchedness (Noun) : the state of feeling ill/sick/unhappy/ awful/pitiful
    famine (Noun ) : lack of food during a long period of time in a region

    Correct Option: C

    scarcity (Noun) : shortage ; there is not enough of something and it is difficult to obtain it
    abundance (Noun) : a large quantity that is more than enough
    poverty (Noun) : the state of being poor
    wretchedness (Noun) : the state of feeling ill/sick/unhappy/ awful/pitiful
    famine (Noun ) : lack of food during a long period of time in a region


  1. MIGRATE









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    return (Verb) : to come or go back from one place to another ; reappear
    migrate (Verb) : to move from one part of the world to another according to the season
    rehabilitate (Noun) : to help somebody to have a normal, useful life again after he has been very ill/sick or in a prison for a long time transfer (Verb) : to move from one place to another
    settle (Verb) : to put an end to an agreement; to make a place your permanent home

    Correct Option: A

    return (Verb) : to come or go back from one place to another ; reappear
    migrate (Verb) : to move from one part of the world to another according to the season
    rehabilitate (Noun) : to help somebody to have a normal, useful life again after he has been very ill/sick or in a prison for a long time transfer (Verb) : to move from one place to another
    settle (Verb) : to put an end to an agreement; to make a place your permanent home



  1. CONVICTED









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    acquitted (Verb) : to decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime
    convicted (Verb) : to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime
    pardoned (Adjective) : excused; forgave
    exempted (Verb) : to give or get somebody’s official permission not to do something or not to pay something he would normally have to do or pay
    liberated (Verb) : to free a country or a person from the control of somebody else

    Correct Option: A

    acquitted (Verb) : to decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime
    convicted (Verb) : to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime
    pardoned (Adjective) : excused; forgave
    exempted (Verb) : to give or get somebody’s official permission not to do something or not to pay something he would normally have to do or pay
    liberated (Verb) : to free a country or a person from the control of somebody else