English : : Antonyms Questions & Answers

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Antonyms

Ameliorate

A. Mar

B. West

C. Stuff

D. Fade

Answer : Option A

Explanation :

Ameliorate - make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

Synonyms - improve, amend, enhance, enrich, help, meliorate, perfect, refine, upgrade

Antonyms - damage, endamage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, spoil, tarnish, vitiate, blemish, mar

Scanty

A. Ample

B. Afore

C. Sample

D. Adore

Answer : Option A

Explanation :

Scanty - less plentiful than what is normal

Synonyms - exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, niggardly, poor, scant, meager, scarce, skimp, skimpy

Antonyms - adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable, ample

Antidote

A. Medicine

B. Poison

C. Anodyne

D. Amity

Answer : Option B

Explanation :

Antidote - a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison

Synonyms - cure, corrective, curative, rectifier, remedy, therapeutic, therapy

Antonyms - disease, poison

Apex

A. Base

B. Zenith

C. Meridian

D. Median

Answer : Option A

Explanation :

Apex - the highest part or point

Synonyms - acme, height, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination

Antonyms - bottom, nadir, rock bottom, base

Ally

A. Aide

B. Opponent

C. Amor

D. Rely

Answer : Option B

Explanation :

Ally - Someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support

Synonyms - backer, bedfellow, confederate, fellow traveler, supporter

Antonyms - belittler, detractor, adversary, enemy, foe, opponent