Antonyms - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Appointment : an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
Disappointment : sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one's hopes or expectations.
Suspension : the action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended.
Dismissal : the act of ordering or allowing someone to leave.
Discharge : tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Antonym of Appointment is Dismissal

Bury : put or hide underground.
Examine : inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition.
Open : allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.
Disinter : dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse).
Dig : break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

Antonym of Bury is Dig

Engulfed : powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm.
Encircled : form a circle around; surround.
Groped : search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.
Disfigured : spoil the appearance of.
Exposed : not covered or hidden; visible.

Antonym of Engulfed is Exposed

Vie : compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
Guard : watch over in order to protect or control.
Maintain : cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.
Discover : find unexpectedly or during a search.
Yield : give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.

Antonym of Vie is Yield

Persuasive : good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
Demoralizing : causing someone to lose confidence or hope; disheartening.
False : not according with truth or fact; incorrect.
Discouraging : causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing.
Unconvincing : failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid.

Antonym of Persuasive is Unconvincing

Boost : help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
Hinder : make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.
Obstruct : block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Discourage : cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm.
Rebuke : express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.

Antonym of Boost is Hinder

Gratuity : a sum of money paid to an employee at the end of a period of employment.
Annuity : a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
Stipend : a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher, or public official.
Discount : a deduction from the usual cost of something.
Wages : a fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis.

Antonym of Gratuity is Wages

Harmony : the state of being in agreement or concord.
Hatred : intense dislike; hate.
Friction : the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
Discord : disagreement between people.
Enmity : a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

Antonym of Harmony is Discord

Cajole : persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Dissuade : persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Detract : diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).
Disclose : make (secret or new information) known.
Confide : tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.

Antonym of Cajole is Dissuade

Comply : act in accordance with a wish or command.
Refuse : indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.
Agree : have the same opinion about something; concur.
Disagree : have or express a different opinion.
Deny : state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

Antonym of Comply is Refuse