Antonyms - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Confident : feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities.
Diffident : modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
Timid : showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.
Reserved : slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
Shy : nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Antonym of Confident is Diffident

Attract : exert a force on (an object) that is directed towards the source of the force.
Entice : attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
Reject : dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.
Repel : drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
Distract : prevent (someone) from concentrating on something.

Antonym of Attract is Repel

Happiness : the state of being happy.
Contentment : a state of happiness and satisfaction.
Grief : intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
Renunciation : the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.
Beatitude : supreme blessedness.

Antonym of Happiness is Grief

Infructuous : pointless or unnecessary.
Devious : showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.
Straight : (of thinking) clear, logical, and unemotional.
Remote : (of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.
Attractive : pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Antonym of Infructuous is Straight

Bridge : join, link.
Divide : separate or be separated into parts.
Bind : tie or fasten (something) tightly together.
Release : allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
Link : a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.

Antonym of Bridge is Divide

Embrace : accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically.
Suspect : have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.
Harm : physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted.
Reject : dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty.
Hurt : cause pain or injury to.

Antonym of Embrace is Reject

Respite : a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
Tension : the state of being stretched tight.
Exertion : physical or mental effort.
Regularity : the state or quality of being regular.
Delay : make (someone or something) late or slow.

Antonym of Respite is Exertion

Undertaking : a formal pledge or promise to do something.
Resignation : an act of resigning from a job or office.
Trial : a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
Refusal : an act of refusing to do something.
Denial : the action of denying something.

Antonym of Undertaking is Refusing

Escalate : increase rapidly.
Lessen : make or become less; diminish.
Subside : become less intense, violent, or severe.
Reduce : make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Heal : cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.

Antonym of Escalate is Subside

Ignore : refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Support : bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Favour : approval, support, or liking for someone or something.
Redress : rectify, correct.
Accept : consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Antonym of Ignore is Redress