Antonyms MCQs 2026
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- Q1 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to BENEVOLENT
💡 Explanation:Malevolent means having or showing a wish to do evil to others, the opposite of benevolent.
- Q2 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to BENIGN
💡 Explanation:Malignant means harmful or evil, the opposite of benign.
- Q3 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to RETICENT
💡 Explanation:Talkative means fond of talking, the opposite of reticent.
- Q4 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SCARCE
💡 Explanation:Abundant means existing in large quantities, the opposite of scarce.
- Q5 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TEDIOUS
💡 Explanation:Exciting means causing great enthusiasm, the opposite of tedious.
- Q6 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to VIGILANT
💡 Explanation:Careless means not giving sufficient attention, the opposite of vigilant.
- Q7 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ZEALOUS
💡 Explanation:Apathetic means showing little interest or concern, the opposite of zealous.
- Q8 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to AMBIGUOUS
💡 Explanation:Precise means exact and accurate, the opposite of ambiguous.
- Q9 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to DEXTEROUS
💡 Explanation:Clumsy means lacking skill or grace, the opposite of dexterous.
- Q10 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to EXEMPLARY
💡 Explanation:Mediocre means of only average quality, the opposite of exemplary.
- Q11 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to FASTIDIOUS
💡 Explanation:Careless means not giving sufficient attention or thought, the opposite of fastidious.
- Q12 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GREGARIOUS
💡 Explanation:Solitary means preferring to be alone, the opposite of gregarious.
- Q13 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to IMPETUOUS
💡 Explanation:Cautious means careful to avoid danger, the opposite of impetuous.
- Q14 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LETHARGIC
💡 Explanation:Energetic means full of energy and enthusiasm, the opposite of lethargic.
- Q15 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to NAIVE
💡 Explanation:Sophisticated means having worldly experience and knowledge, the opposite of naive.
- Q16 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to PLAUSIBLE
💡 Explanation:Implausible means not likely to be true, the opposite of plausible.
- Q17 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LUCID
💡 Explanation:Confusing means difficult to understand, the opposite of lucid.
- Q18 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to KEEN
💡 Explanation:Indifferent means having no particular interest, the opposite of keen.
- Q19 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to JUBILANT
💡 Explanation:Sorrowful means feeling sadness, the opposite of jubilant.
- Q20 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to IMMINENT
💡 Explanation:Distant means far off in time, the opposite of imminent.
- Q21 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HOSTILE
💡 Explanation:Friendly means kind and pleasant, the opposite of hostile.
- Q22 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GENUINE
💡 Explanation:Fake means not genuine, imitation, the opposite of genuine.
- Q23 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to FRUGAL
💡 Explanation:Extravagant means spending more than necessary, the opposite of frugal.
- Q24 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ELOQUENT
💡 Explanation:Inarticulate means unable to speak fluently, the opposite of eloquent.
- Q25 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to DILIGENT
💡 Explanation:Lazy means unwilling to work, the opposite of diligent.
- Q26 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to CANDID
💡 Explanation:Deceptive means giving an appearance of a false impression, opposite of candid (honest).
- Q27 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ABUNDANT
💡 Explanation:Scarce means insufficient for demand, the opposite of abundant.
- Q28 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to NOTORIOUS
💡 Explanation:Reputable means having a good reputation, the opposite of notorious.
- Q29 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to OBSOLETE
💡 Explanation:Modern means current or up-to-date, the opposite of obsolete.
- Q30 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to PRUDENT
💡 Explanation:Reckless means acting without thinking of consequences, the opposite of prudent.
- Q31 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to QUELL
💡 Explanation:Incite means to encourage or stir up, the opposite of quell.
- Q32 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to RESILIENT
💡 Explanation:Fragile means easily broken or damaged, the opposite of resilient.
- Q33 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SPORADIC
💡 Explanation:Constant means occurring continuously, the opposite of sporadic.
- Q34 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to COMPLACENT
💡 Explanation:Anxious means feeling worried or uneasy, the opposite of complacent.
- Q35 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to DERIDE
💡 Explanation:Praise means to express approval of, the opposite of deride.
- Q36 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to EPHEMERAL
💡 Explanation:Permanent means lasting indefinitely, the opposite of ephemeral.
- Q37 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GULLIBLE
💡 Explanation:Skeptical means having doubts or reservations, the opposite of gullible.
- Q38 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SUBSTANTIATE
💡 Explanation:Refute means to prove wrong, the opposite of substantiate.
- Q39 hard
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to QUIXOTIC
💡 Explanation:Pragmatic means dealing with things sensibly and realistically, the opposite of quixotic.
- Q40 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to PROLIFIC
💡 Explanation:Unproductive means not producing much, the opposite of prolific.
- Q41 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to OBSTINATE
💡 Explanation:Flexible means willing to change or compromise, the opposite of obstinate.
- Q42 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to NULLIFY
💡 Explanation:Validate means to confirm the validity of, the opposite of nullify.
- Q43 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to MITIGATE
💡 Explanation:Aggravate means to make a problem worse, the opposite of mitigate.
- Q44 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LAVISH
💡 Explanation:Frugal means sparing or economical, the opposite of lavish.
- Q45 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to JEOPARDIZE
💡 Explanation:Protect means to keep safe from harm, the opposite of jeopardize.
- Q46 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to INNOCUOUS
💡 Explanation:Harmful means causing damage or injury, the opposite of innocuous.
- Q47 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HAMPER
💡 Explanation:Facilitate means to make an action easier, the opposite of hamper.
- Q48 hard
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GARRULOUS
💡 Explanation:Taciturn means reserved or uncommunicative, the opposite of garrulous.
- Q49 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to FRIVOLOUS
💡 Explanation:Serious means requiring careful consideration, the opposite of frivolous.
- Q50 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to EMULATE
💡 Explanation:Ignore means to pay no attention to, the opposite of emulate.
- Q51 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to CONCUR
💡 Explanation:Disagree means to have a different opinion, the opposite of concur.
- Q52 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to BLEAK
💡 Explanation:Cheerful means noticeably happy and optimistic, the opposite of bleak.
- Q53 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to AUDACIOUS
💡 Explanation:Timid means showing a lack of courage, the opposite of audacious.
- Q54 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to VERBOSE
💡 Explanation:Concise means giving information clearly in few words, the opposite of verbose.
- Q55 hard
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TACITURN
💡 Explanation:Loquacious means very talkative, the opposite of taciturn.
- Q56 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRANQUIL
💡 Explanation:Turbulent means marked by disturbance or confusion, the opposite of tranquil.
- Q57 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to IMPARTIAL
💡 Explanation:Biased means unfairly prejudiced, the opposite of impartial.
- Q58 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to VOLATILE
💡 Explanation:Stable means not likely to change or fail, the opposite of volatile.
- Q59 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to UNSCRUPULOUS
💡 Explanation:Ethical means morally correct, the opposite of unscrupulous.
- Q60 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ABATE
💡 Explanation:Intensify means to become more intense, the opposite of abate.
- Q61 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to MUNDANE
💡 Explanation:Extraordinary means very unusual or remarkable, the opposite of mundane.
- Q62 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to OBLIVIOUS
💡 Explanation:Aware means having knowledge or perception of a situation, the opposite of oblivious.
- Q63 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to PARAMOUNT
💡 Explanation:Insignificant means too small to be of importance, the opposite of paramount.
- Q64 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to JOCULAR
💡 Explanation:Serious means solemn or thoughtful, the opposite of jocular.
- Q65 hard
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LOQUACIOUS
💡 Explanation:Taciturn means reserved in speech, the opposite of loquacious.
- Q66 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to DIMINISH
💡 Explanation:Increase means to become greater in size or amount, the opposite of diminish.
- Q67 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ELATED
💡 Explanation:Depressed means in a state of general unhappiness, the opposite of elated.
- Q68 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to FORTIFY
💡 Explanation:Weaken means to make less strong, the opposite of fortify.
- Q69 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HAUGHTY
💡 Explanation:Humble means having a modest opinion of oneself, the opposite of haughty.
- Q70 hard
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to IGNOMINIOUS
💡 Explanation:Honorable means bringing or worthy of honor, the opposite of ignominious.
- Q71 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to JUDICIOUS
💡 Explanation:Rash means acting without careful consideration, the opposite of judicious.
- Q72 hard
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to KNACK
💡 Explanation:Ineptitude means lack of skill or ability, the opposite of knack.
- Q73 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to LAMENT
💡 Explanation:Celebrate means to acknowledge with joy, the opposite of lament.
- Q74 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to QUAINT
💡 Explanation:Modern means relating to the present, the opposite of quaint.
- Q75 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to MAGNANIMOUS
💡 Explanation:Petty means small-minded or ungenerous, the opposite of magnanimous.
- Q76 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to NEGLIGENT
💡 Explanation:Attentive means paying close attention, the opposite of negligent.
- Q77 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to OPAQUE
💡 Explanation:Transparent means allowing light to pass through, easily seen through, the opposite of opaque.
- Q78 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TRANSIENT
💡 Explanation:Permanent means lasting or intended to last indefinitely, the opposite of transient.
- Q79 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to VEHEMENT
💡 Explanation:Mild means not severe or intense, the opposite of vehement.
- Q80 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ADVERSITY
💡 Explanation:Prosperity means the state of flourishing, the opposite of adversity.
- Q81 easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to CONCEAL
💡 Explanation:Reveal means to make known or visible, the opposite of conceal.
- Q82 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to PERTINENT
💡 Explanation:Irrelevant means not connected with or relevant to something, the opposite of pertinent.
- Q83 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to QUERULOUS
💡 Explanation:Content means satisfied and at ease, the opposite of querulous.
- Q84 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to REPUDIATE
💡 Explanation:Accept means to consent to receive, the opposite of repudiate.
- Q85 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to RECLUSIVE
💡 Explanation:Sociable means willing to talk and engage with others, the opposite of reclusive.
- Q86 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SAGACIOUS
💡 Explanation:Foolish means lacking good sense, the opposite of sagacious.
- Q87 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to SCRUPULOUS
💡 Explanation:Careless means not giving sufficient attention, the opposite of scrupulous.
- Q88 medium
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to TENTATIVE
💡 Explanation:Definite means clearly stated or decided, not vague, the opposite of tentative.