Antonyms - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Desecrate : treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.
Desist : stop doing something; cease or abstain. Integrate : combine (one thing) with another to form a whole.
Intensify : become or make more intense.
Consecrate : make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose.

Antonym of Desecrate is Consecrate

Curb : a check or restraint on something.
Recommend : put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role.
Restore : bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation).
Encourage : give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
Reinstate : restore (someone or something) to their former position or state.

Antonym of Curb is Encourage

Cursory : hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Superficial : existing or occurring at or on the surface.
Through : moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening, channel, or location).
Thorough : complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.
Curious : eager to know or learn something.

Antonym of Cursory is Thorough

Gargantuan : enormous.
Negligible : so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
Bearable : able to be endured.
Minute : extremely small.
Minimal : of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible.

Antonym of Gargantuan is Minute

Contraction : the process of becoming smaller.
Improvement : an example of improving or being improved.
Growth : the process of increasing in size.
Expansion : the action of becoming larger or more extensive.
Diminution : a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

Antonym of Contraction is Expansion

Uniform : remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.
Equal : being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
Different : not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.
Opposite : situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.
Varied : incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety.

Antonym of Uniform is Varied

Delicious : highly pleasant to the taste.
Bitter : having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
Repulsive : arousing intense distaste or disgust.
Strange : unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.
Unpalatable : not pleasant to taste.

Antonym of Delicious is Unpalatable

Captivating : capable of attracting and holding interest; charming.
Hateful : arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.
Disgusting : arousing revulsion or strong indignation.
Repulsive : arousing intense distaste or disgust.
Obscene : (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

Antonym of Captivating is Repulsive

Particular : used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.
Common : occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
Usual : habitually or typically occurring or done; customary.
Specific : clearly defined or identified.
General : affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread.

Antonym of Particular is General

Eerie : strange and frightening.
Delightful : causing delight; charming.
Weird : suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.
Warm : of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.
Canny : pleasant; nice.

Antonym of Eerie is Canny