Antonyms - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Obfuscate : make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Simplify : make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
Explain : make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.
Describe : give a detailed account in words of.
Clarify : make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Antonym of Obfuscate is Clarify

Pretentious : attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
Deranged : mad; insane.
Small : of a size that is less than normal or usual.
Depressing : causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection.
Humble : having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance.

Antonym of Pretentious is Humble

Beseech : ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
Bully : a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.
Solicit : ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
Demand : an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.
Dismiss : order or allow to leave; send away.

Antonym of Beseech is Demand

Grim : very serious or gloomy.
Serious : demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.
Satisfying : giving fulfilment or the pleasure associated with this.
Delightful : causing delight; charming.
Painful : (of a part of the body) affected with pain.

Antonym of Grim is Delightful

Terrible : extremely bad or serious.
Horrible : causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.
Awesome : extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring awe.
Delightful : causing delight; charming.
Hideous : extremely ugly.

Antonym of Terrible is Delightful

Wrath : extreme anger.
Solace : comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness.
Peace : freedom from disturbance; tranquillity.
Delight : please (someone) greatly.
Choler : (in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament.

Antonym of Wrath is Delight

Brazen : bold and without shame.
Respectful : feeling or showing deference and respect.
Innocent : not guilty of a crime or offence.
Delicious : highly pleasant to the taste.
Helpful : giving or ready to give help.

Antonym of Brazen is Respectful

Extension : a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.
Condensation : fusion of parts to reduce the size.
Subtraction : the process or skill of taking one number or amount away from another.
Deletion : the removal or obliteration of written or printed matter, especially by drawing a line through it.
Weakening : make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.

Antonym of Extension is Condensation

Commend : praise formally or officially.
Censure : express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
Praise : express warm approval or admiration of.
Defy : openly resist or refuse to obey.
Defame : damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.

Antonym of Commend is Censure

Conform : comply with rules, standards, or laws.
Disappoint : fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of.
Reform : make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.
Deform : distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.
Dissent : refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox Church; nonconformity.

Antonym of Conform is Dissent