Antonyms
Direction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
- 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 moneyCorrect 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
- 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 somethingCorrect 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.
- 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 regionCorrect 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
- 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 homeCorrect 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
- 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 elseCorrect 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