Antonyms - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Wholesome : conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.
Sickly : often ill; in poor health.
Stupendous : extremely impressive.
Depressing : causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection.
Fragmentary : consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts.

Antonym of Wholesome is Sickly

Pernicious : having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Beneficial : resulting in good; favourable or advantageous.
Prolonged : continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy.
Ruinous : disastrous or destructive.
Pornographic : constituting or resembling pornography; obscene.

Antonym of Pernicious is Beneficial

Thwart : prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Favour : approval, support, or liking for someone or something.
Sustain : strengthen or support physically or mentally.
Promote : support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.
Frustrate : prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

Antonym of Thwart is Promote

Accidental : happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.
Permissible : permitted; allowed.
Usual : habitually or typically occurring or done; customary.
Conventional : based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
Intentional : done on purpose; deliberate.

Antonym of Accidental is Intentional

Renaissance : the revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
Pestilence : a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
Decadence : moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
Immorality : the state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.
Prehistory : the period of time before written records.

Antonym of Renaissance is Decadence

Delayed : make (someone or something) late or slow.
Quickened : make or become faster or quicker.
Released : allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
Expedited : make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Triggered : cause (a device) to function.

Antonym of Delayed is Expedited

Bland : (of food or drink) unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid.
Inedible : not fit or suitable for eating.
Spicy : flavoured with or fragrant with spice.
Nutritious : efficient as food; nourishing.
Tasty : (of food) having a pleasant, distinct flavour.

Antonym of Bland is Tasty

Deep : extending far down from the top or surface.
Wide : of great or more than average width.
Narrow : of small width in relation to length.
Hollow : having a hole or empty space inside.
Shallow : of little depth.

Antonym of Deep is Shallow

Vigilant : keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
Irresponsible : (of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.
Ignorant : lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
Careless : not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
Innocent : not guilty of a crime or offence.

Antonym of Vigilant is Careless

Tactful : having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
Relaxed : free from tension and anxiety.
Strict : demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed.
Naive : (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
Disciplined : showing a controlled form of behaviour or way of working.

Antonym of Tactful is Naive