Antonyms


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

  1. CANDID









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    devious (Adjective) : behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people ; deceitful
    candid (Adjective) : saying what you think openly and honestly ; not hiding your thoughts
    outspoken (Adjective) : saying exactly what you think ; blunt
    frank (Adjective) : honest and direct in what you say
    disguised (Adjective) : having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

    Correct Option: C

    devious (Adjective) : behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people ; deceitful
    candid (Adjective) : saying what you think openly and honestly ; not hiding your thoughts
    outspoken (Adjective) : saying exactly what you think ; blunt
    frank (Adjective) : honest and direct in what you say
    disguised (Adjective) : having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading


  1. INQUISITIVE









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    indifferent (Adjective) : having or showing no interest; not caring about others
    inquisitive (Adjective) : asking too many questions and trying to find out about what other people are doing, etc; curious
    insincere (Adjective) : saying or doing something that you do not really mean or believe
    insensitive (Adjective) : unsympathetic
    insulting (Adjective) : causing or intending to cause somebody to feel offended

    Correct Option: B

    indifferent (Adjective) : having or showing no interest; not caring about others
    inquisitive (Adjective) : asking too many questions and trying to find out about what other people are doing, etc; curious
    insincere (Adjective) : saying or doing something that you do not really mean or believe
    insensitive (Adjective) : unsympathetic
    insulting (Adjective) : causing or intending to cause somebody to feel offended



  1. EXODUS









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    influx (Noun) : a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
    exodus (Noun) : a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time
    homecoming (Noun) : the act of returning to your home after being away for a long time
    return (Noun) : the action of arriving in or coming back to a place that you were in
    before; reappearance restoration (Noun) : the act of repairing, cleaning, bringing back a system, a law, etc.; returning something to its correct place, condition or owner

    Correct Option: A

    influx (Noun) : a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
    exodus (Noun) : a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time
    homecoming (Noun) : the act of returning to your home after being away for a long time
    return (Noun) : the action of arriving in or coming back to a place that you were in
    before; reappearance restoration (Noun) : the act of repairing, cleaning, bringing back a system, a law, etc.; returning something to its correct place, condition or owner


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

  1. CAPRICIOUS









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    firm (Adjective) : fairly hard; not easy to press into a different shape; not likely to change
    capricious (Adjective) : showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour; unpredictable; changing suddenly and quickly; changeable
    fickle (Adjective) : changing often and suddenly
    indefinite (Adjective) : lasting for a period of time that has no fixed end; not clearly defined; imprecise
    defiant (Adjective) : openly refusing to obey

    Correct Option: A

    firm (Adjective) : fairly hard; not easy to press into a different shape; not likely to change
    capricious (Adjective) : showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour; unpredictable; changing suddenly and quickly; changeable
    fickle (Adjective) : changing often and suddenly
    indefinite (Adjective) : lasting for a period of time that has no fixed end; not clearly defined; imprecise
    defiant (Adjective) : openly refusing to obey



  1. ELEGANCE









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    vulgarity (Noun) : the fact of being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture etc.
    elegance (Noun) : a quality of refined gracefulness and good taste
    pride (Noun) : a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people close to you have done something well or own something that other people admire
    beauty (Noun) : the quality of being pleasing to the senses or to the mind
    coarseness (Noun) : the quality of being made of relatively large particles; looseness or roughness in texture

    Correct Option: D

    vulgarity (Noun) : the fact of being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture etc.
    elegance (Noun) : a quality of refined gracefulness and good taste
    pride (Noun) : a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people close to you have done something well or own something that other people admire
    beauty (Noun) : the quality of being pleasing to the senses or to the mind
    coarseness (Noun) : the quality of being made of relatively large particles; looseness or roughness in texture