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Synonyms & Antonyms aptitude questions

Word meaning in context, and its opposite.

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  • Read the word in its sentence first; the context usually rules out half the options.
  • Define it in your own words before reading the list, then pick the option that matches the definition, not the one that merely feels related.
  • Match the part of speech: a verb can only be replaced by a verb.
  • In antonym questions a synonym is nearly always planted among the options. Group the options by meaning: if three sit on the same side, the fourth is the answer.
  • Reject options stronger than the word: candid means frank, not rude.
  • Roots: bene- good, mal- bad, loqu- speak, ten- hold, nov- new, vigil- awake, trans- across, omni- all, auto- self, bio- life, graph- write, chron- time, ambi- both, phil- love.

Confusables and set pieces

  • affect (verb) and effect (usually a noun); principal (head, main) and principle (rule); stationary (still) and stationery (paper); complement (completes) and compliment (praise).
  • lie (recline, no object) and lay (place something); fewer (countable nouns) and less (uncountable); between (two) and among (three or more).
  • One word for a phrase: build it from its parts — illegible, autobiography, omnipresent, manuscript, pessimist.
  • Idioms are figurative: decide first whether the phrase praises or criticises, then choose. 'Once in a blue moon' means rarely.
  • Spelling: accommodate, occurrence, embarrass, necessary, separate. After one vowel in a stressed last syllable, the consonant doubles: occur, occurred.

Questions52

1

Synonym of ABATE

Choose the word closest in meaning to ABATE: The storm began to abate by midnight.

synonym

45s

Easy2

Antonym of FRUGAL

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to FRUGAL:

antonym

45s

Easy3

Synonym of METICULOUS

Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS: She kept meticulous records of every experiment.

synonym

30s

Easy4

Antonym of TRANSIENT

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRANSIENT:

antonym · roots

45s

Medium5

The right sense of CANDID

In which sentence is candid used correctly?

usage

45s

Medium6

Synonym of LUCID

Choose the word closest in meaning to LUCID: Her explanation was remarkably lucid.

synonym

30s

Easy7

Synonym of PRUDENT

Choose the word closest in meaning to PRUDENT:

synonym

30s

Easy8

Synonym of BENEVOLENT

Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT:

synonym · roots

30s

Easy9

Synonym of TENACIOUS

Choose the word closest in meaning to TENACIOUS:

synonym · roots

45s

Medium10

Synonym of OBSOLETE

Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSOLETE:

synonym

30s

Easy11

Synonym of ELOQUENT

Choose the word closest in meaning to ELOQUENT:

synonym · roots

45s

Medium12

Synonym of DILIGENT

Choose the word closest in meaning to DILIGENT:

synonym

30s

Easy13

Synonym of AMBIGUOUS

Choose the word closest in meaning to AMBIGUOUS:

synonym

30s

Easy14

Synonym of ARDUOUS

Choose the word closest in meaning to ARDUOUS:

synonym

30s

Medium15

Synonym of CANDID

Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID:

synonym

30s

Easy16

Synonym of SCRUTINISE

Choose the word closest in meaning to SCRUTINISE:

synonym

30s

Easy17

Synonym of ABUNDANT

Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT:

synonym

30s

Easy18

Synonym of VIGILANT

Choose the word closest in meaning to VIGILANT:

synonym · roots

30s

Easy19

Synonym of RELUCTANT

Choose the word closest in meaning to RELUCTANT:

synonym

30s

Easy20

Synonym of NOVICE

Choose the word closest in meaning to NOVICE:

synonym · roots

30s

Easy21

Antonym of SCARCE

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SCARCE:

antonym

30s

Easy22

Antonym of HUMBLE

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HUMBLE:

antonym

30s

Easy23

Antonym of CONDENSE

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to CONDENSE:

antonym

45s

Medium24

Antonym of OPTIMIST

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to OPTIMIST:

antonym

30s

Easy25

Antonym of GENEROUS

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GENEROUS:

antonym

30s

Easy26

Antonym of ARTIFICIAL

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ARTIFICIAL:

antonym

30s

Easy27

Antonym of TRIUMPH

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRIUMPH:

antonym

30s

Easy28

Antonym of ACCELERATE

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ACCELERATE:

antonym

45s

Medium29

Antonym of TRANSPARENT

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT:

antonym

30s

Easy30

Antonym of LAVISH

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LAVISH:

antonym

45s

Medium31

Antonym of ANCIENT

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ANCIENT:

antonym

30s

Easy32

Antonym of DENY

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to DENY:

antonym

30s

Easy33

Antonym of COMMEND

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to COMMEND:

antonym

45s

Medium34

Affect or effect

Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:

usage

45s

Medium35

Principal or principle

Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:

usage

45s

Medium36

Stationary or stationery

Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:

usage

45s

Medium37

Complement or compliment

Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:

usage

45s

Medium38

Lie or lay

Choose the correct sentence:

usage

60s

Hard39

Fewer or less

Choose the correct sentence:

usage

45s

Medium40

Between or among

Choose the correct sentence:

usage

45s

Medium41

One word for the phrase

Choose the one word for: handwriting that cannot be read.

one word

45s

Medium42

A life written by oneself

Choose the one word for: the story of a person's life written by that person.

one word · roots

30s

Easy43

Present everywhere

Choose the one word for: present in all places at the same time.

one word · roots

45s

Medium44

One who expects the worst

Choose the one word for: a person who always expects the worst.

one word

30s

Easy45

Written by hand

Choose the one word for: a document written by hand.

one word · roots

45s

Medium46

Once in a blue moon

What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?

idiom

30s

Easy47

To turn a blind eye

What does the idiom 'to turn a blind eye' mean?

idiom

30s

Easy48

To break the ice

What does the idiom 'to break the ice' mean?

idiom

30s

Easy49

To hit the nail on the head

What does the idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' mean?

idiom

30s

Easy50

Correct spelling

Choose the correctly spelt word:

spelling

30s

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Synonyms & Antonyms Aptitude Questions with Solutions

52 Synonyms & Antonyms questions with hints, worked solutions and time targets — 31 easy · 20 medium · 1 hard. Word meaning in context, and its opposite.

  • Section: Verbal Ability
  • Questions: 52
  • By difficulty: 31 easy · 20 medium · 1 hard
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Word meaning in context, and its opposite.

Synonyms & Antonyms: the essentials

  • Read the word in its sentence first; the context usually rules out half the options.
  • Define it in your own words before reading the list, then pick the option that matches the definition, not the one that merely feels related.
  • Match the part of speech: a verb can only be replaced by a verb.
  • In antonym questions a synonym is nearly always planted among the options. Group the options by meaning: if three sit on the same side, the fourth is the answer.
  • Reject options stronger than the word: candid means frank, not rude.
  • Roots: bene- good, mal- bad, loqu- speak, ten- hold, nov- new, vigil- awake, trans- across, omni- all, auto- self, bio- life, graph- write, chron- time, ambi- both, phil- love.

Confusables and set pieces

  • affect (verb) and effect (usually a noun); principal (head, main) and principle (rule); stationary (still) and stationery (paper); complement (completes) and compliment (praise).
  • lie (recline, no object) and lay (place something); fewer (countable nouns) and less (uncountable); between (two) and among (three or more).
  • One word for a phrase: build it from its parts — illegible, autobiography, omnipresent, manuscript, pessimist.
  • Idioms are figurative: decide first whether the phrase praises or criticises, then choose. 'Once in a blue moon' means rarely.
  • Spelling: accommodate, occurrence, embarrass, necessary, separate. After one vowel in a stressed last syllable, the consonant doubles: occur, occurred.

Questions

  1. Synonym of ABATE Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to ABATE: The storm began to abate by midnight.
  2. Antonym of FRUGAL Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to FRUGAL:
  3. Synonym of METICULOUS Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS: She kept meticulous records of every experiment.
  4. Antonym of TRANSIENT Medium
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRANSIENT:
  5. The right sense of CANDID Medium
    In which sentence is candid used correctly?
  6. Synonym of LUCID Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to LUCID: Her explanation was remarkably lucid.
  7. Synonym of PRUDENT Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to PRUDENT:
  8. Synonym of BENEVOLENT Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT:
  9. Synonym of TENACIOUS Medium
    Choose the word closest in meaning to TENACIOUS:
  10. Synonym of OBSOLETE Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to OBSOLETE:
  11. Synonym of ELOQUENT Medium
    Choose the word closest in meaning to ELOQUENT:
  12. Synonym of DILIGENT Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to DILIGENT:
  13. Synonym of AMBIGUOUS Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to AMBIGUOUS:
  14. Synonym of ARDUOUS Medium
    Choose the word closest in meaning to ARDUOUS:
  15. Synonym of CANDID Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID:
  16. Synonym of SCRUTINISE Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to SCRUTINISE:
  17. Synonym of ABUNDANT Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT:
  18. Synonym of VIGILANT Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to VIGILANT:
  19. Synonym of RELUCTANT Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to RELUCTANT:
  20. Synonym of NOVICE Easy
    Choose the word closest in meaning to NOVICE:
  21. Antonym of SCARCE Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SCARCE:
  22. Antonym of HUMBLE Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HUMBLE:
  23. Antonym of CONDENSE Medium
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to CONDENSE:
  24. Antonym of OPTIMIST Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to OPTIMIST:
  25. Antonym of GENEROUS Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GENEROUS:
  26. Antonym of ARTIFICIAL Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ARTIFICIAL:
  27. Antonym of TRIUMPH Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRIUMPH:
  28. Antonym of ACCELERATE Medium
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ACCELERATE:
  29. Antonym of TRANSPARENT Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRANSPARENT:
  30. Antonym of LAVISH Medium
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LAVISH:
  31. Antonym of ANCIENT Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ANCIENT:
  32. Antonym of DENY Easy
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to DENY:
  33. Antonym of COMMEND Medium
    Choose the word most opposite in meaning to COMMEND:
  34. Affect or effect Medium
    Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:
  35. Principal or principle Medium
    Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:
  36. Stationary or stationery Medium
    Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:
  37. Complement or compliment Medium
    Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly:
  38. Lie or lay Hard
    Choose the correct sentence:
  39. Fewer or less Medium
    Choose the correct sentence:
  40. Between or among Medium
    Choose the correct sentence:
  41. One word for the phrase Medium
    Choose the one word for: handwriting that cannot be read.
  42. A life written by oneself Easy
    Choose the one word for: the story of a person's life written by that person.
  43. Present everywhere Medium
    Choose the one word for: present in all places at the same time.
  44. One who expects the worst Easy
    Choose the one word for: a person who always expects the worst.
  45. Written by hand Medium
    Choose the one word for: a document written by hand.
  46. Once in a blue moon Easy
    What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
  47. To turn a blind eye Easy
    What does the idiom 'to turn a blind eye' mean?
  48. To break the ice Easy
    What does the idiom 'to break the ice' mean?
  49. To hit the nail on the head Easy
    What does the idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' mean?
  50. Correct spelling Medium
    Choose the correctly spelt word:
  51. Another spelling Easy
    Choose the correctly spelt word:
  52. A third spelling Medium
    Choose the correctly spelt word:

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