English : : Antonyms Questions & Answers

English
Antonyms

Candid

A. Unkind

B. Blunt

C. Valid

D. Dishonest

Answer : Option D

Explanation :

Candid - truthful and straightforward, frank

Synonyms - direct, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, freehearted, free-spoken

Antonyms - dissembling, uncandid, inhibited, reserved, restrained

Amusing

A. Silent

B. Later

C. Boring

D. Nice

Answer : Option C

Explanation :

Augment - causing laughter and providing entertainment

Synonyms - funny, comical, humorous, light-hearted, jocular, witty, mirthful, hilarious, chucklesome, ludicrous, laughable

Antonyms - boring, solemn, repulsive, dull, dramatic

Ambiguity

A. Lucidity

B. Basal

C. Lovable

D. Necessity

Answer : Option A

Explanation :

Ambiguity - the quality of being open to more than one interpretation, inexactness

Synonyms - ambivalence, equivocation, doubt, puzzel

Antonyms - unambiguousness, transparency, certainty, clearness, lucidity

Ancestor

A. Peer

B. Seer

C. Descendant

D. Genetic

Answer : Option C

Explanation :

Ancestor - a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended

Synonyms - forebear, forefather, predecessor, progenitor, antecedent

Antonyms - descendant, successor

Hostile

A. Alluvial

B. Able

C. Amicable

D. Alterable

Answer : Option C

Explanation :

Hostile - showing or feeling opposition or dislike, unfriendly

Synonyms - antagonistic, aggressive, confrontational, belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, militant

Antonyms - friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic, affable, amiable, amicable