Antonyms - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Assert : state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
Agree : have the same opinion about something; concur.
Acquiesce : accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Abjure : solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
Abdicate : (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.

Antonym of Assert is Acquiesce

Sympathy : feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
Enmity : a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.
Cruelty : cruel behaviour or attitudes.
Abhorrence : a feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing.
Apathy : lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Antonym of Sympathy is Apathy

Conceal : not allow to be seen; hide.
Admit : confess to be true or to be the case.
Emerge : move out of or away from something and become visible.
Abandon : cease to support or look after (someone); desert.
Invade : (of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.

Antonym of Conceal is Admit

Gathered : come together; assemble or accumulate.
Collected : bring or gather together (a number of things).
Dispersed : distribute or spread over a wide area.
Spread : open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.
Disappeared ; cease to be visible.

Antonym of Gathered is Dispersed

Abrupt : sudden and unexpected.
Gradual : taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees.
Rough : having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.
Sharp : (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.
Hurried : done in a hurry; rushed.

Antonym of Abrupt is Gradual

Adversity : a difficult or unpleasant situation.
Prosperity : the state of being prosperous.
Curiosity : a strong desire to know or learn something.
Animosity : strong hostility.
Sincerity : the absence of pretence, deceit, or hypocrisy.

Antonym of Adversity is Prosperity

Ambiguity : the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Clarity : the quality of being coherent and intelligible.
Perversity : a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness.
Rationality : the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
Certainty : firm conviction that something is the case.

Antonym of Ambiguity is Clarity

Ambiguity : the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Rigidity : inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape.
Clarity : the quality of being coherent and intelligible.
Certainty : firm conviction that something is the case.
Rationality : the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Antonym of Ambiguity is Clarity

Crestfallen : sad and disappointed.
Disturbed : having had the normal pattern or functioning disrupted.
Vainglorious : excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain.
Triumphant : having won a battle or contest; victorious.
Indignant : feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Antonym of Crestfallen is Triumphant

Expediency : the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Novelty : the quality of being new, original, or unusual.
Short-sightedness : the quality of being short-sighted; inability to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes.
Unsuitability : the quality of being inappropriate, unsuitable, or unfit.
Inconvenience : the state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one's personal requirements or comfort.

Antonym of Expediency is Inconvenience