Antonyms
Direction: In the following questions, choose the word(s) opposite in meaning to the given word.
- SANGUINE
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hopeless (Adjective) : extremely bad ; terrible ; with no ability or skill
sanguine (Adjective) : cheerful and confident about the future
diffident (Adjective) : not having much confidence in yourself ; shy
cynical (Adjective) : believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or sincere reasons
morose (Adjective) : unhappy, bad–tempered and not talking very much ; gloomyCorrect Option: B
hopeless (Adjective) : extremely bad ; terrible ; with no ability or skill
sanguine (Adjective) : cheerful and confident about the future
diffident (Adjective) : not having much confidence in yourself ; shy
cynical (Adjective) : believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or sincere reasons
morose (Adjective) : unhappy, bad–tempered and not talking very much ; gloomy
- IDIOSYNCRASY
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generality (Noun) : a statement that discusses general principles
idiosyncrasy (Noun) : an unusual feature ; a person’s way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual ; eccentricity insanity (Noun) : the state of being insane ; madness ; lunacy
sanity (Noun) : the state of having a normal healthy mind
singularity (Noun) : the quality of something that makes it unusual or strangeCorrect Option: C
generality (Noun) : a statement that discusses general principles
idiosyncrasy (Noun) : an unusual feature ; a person’s way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual ; eccentricity insanity (Noun) : the state of being insane ; madness ; lunacy
sanity (Noun) : the state of having a normal healthy mind
singularity (Noun) : the quality of something that makes it unusual or strange
- REBELLION
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submission (Noun) : surrender ; the act of accepting that somebody has defeated you and that you must obey him
rebellion (Noun) : an attempt by some of the people in a country to change their government, using violence; unwillingness to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc.
forgiveness (Noun) : the act of forgiving
retribution (Noun) : severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done
domination (Noun) : power to defeat or dominateCorrect Option: C
submission (Noun) : surrender ; the act of accepting that somebody has defeated you and that you must obey him
rebellion (Noun) : an attempt by some of the people in a country to change their government, using violence; unwillingness to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc.
forgiveness (Noun) : the act of forgiving
retribution (Noun) : severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done
domination (Noun) : power to defeat or dominate
- LOOSEN
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fasten (Verb) : to close or join together the two parts of something ; to become closed or joined together ; do up
loosen (Verb) : to make something less tight or firm; to become less tight or firmly fixed; slacken
accelerate (Verb) : to happen or to make something happen faster or earlier
delay (Verb) : not to do something until a later time ; defer ; hold up
paste (Verb) : to stick using a glue ; to copy or move text into a document from another place or another documentCorrect Option: A
fasten (Verb) : to close or join together the two parts of something ; to become closed or joined together ; do up
loosen (Verb) : to make something less tight or firm; to become less tight or firmly fixed; slacken
accelerate (Verb) : to happen or to make something happen faster or earlier
delay (Verb) : not to do something until a later time ; defer ; hold up
paste (Verb) : to stick using a glue ; to copy or move text into a document from another place or another document
- SUPPRESS
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incite (Verb) : to encourage somebody to do something violent, by making him angry or excited
suppress (Verb) : to put an end; to prevent something from growing, developing or continuing stir
up (Verb) : to encourage somebody to do something
rouse (Verb) : to wake somebody up ; to make somebody feel a particular emotion
urge (Verb) : to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something ; to recommend something stronglyCorrect Option: D
incite (Verb) : to encourage somebody to do something violent, by making him angry or excited
suppress (Verb) : to put an end; to prevent something from growing, developing or continuing stir
up (Verb) : to encourage somebody to do something
rouse (Verb) : to wake somebody up ; to make somebody feel a particular emotion
urge (Verb) : to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something ; to recommend something strongly