Antonyms Online Test
Select the opposite meaning or antonym of the word given below:
AMELIORATE
If you ameliorate a situation, you make it better or easier in some way. The opposite of better is worse. If you make a situation worse, you worsen.
WORTHY
'Worthy' means having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard. 'Undeserving' means not deserving or worthy of something positive, especially help or praise.
PERFIDIOUS
One who is perfidious is treacherous or untrustworthy. 'Loyal' is most opposite in meaning to 'perfidious'.
Select the opposite meaning or antonym of the capitalized word in the given sentence:
The authorities took the corrective action with CELERITY
The word 'celerity' means swiftness, speed in action or motion; which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'delay'. The other three words: Reluctance - unwillingness; Promptness - done or performed at once; Lack of judgment - not accurate.
We went to the first floor through the RICKETY wooden stairs.
'Rickety' means not strong or well made. 'Stable' is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'rickety'.
INDIGENTLY
One who is indigent is very poor. The opposite of poor is rich.
OUTLANDISH
'Outlandish' means freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'conventional' which means conforming or adhering to accepted standards. The other three answer choices: Migrant - The who moves from one region to another; Opulence - wealth or affluence; Boastful - pompous.
ACCOLADE
'Accolade' is a token of respect and admiration or a kind of reward given to appreciate. 'Criticism' is most opposite in meaning to 'accolade'.
EQUIVOCAL
The word 'Equivocal' means doubtful nature or character which is the nearest opposite in meaning to 'clear'. The other three words: Universal –applicable, everywhere; Mistaken – wrong, faulty; Quaint – oddly, picturesque.
PERIGEE
'Perigee' is the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. Apogee is the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
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