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Synonyms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The frolicking youngsters hurled snowballs at one another with joyful abandon.

a)

desertion

b)

happiness

c)

unrestraint

2.

Mr.Robinson is acknowledged as the best violin maker in the whole country.

a)

accepted

b)

noticed

c)

recognised

3.

The people responded generously to the Red Cross Society's appeal for aid to the flood victims.

a)

attraction

b)

petition

c)

request

4.

The new taxes imposed on luxury goods were intended to augment the government's income.

a)

enhance

b)

increase

c)

intensify

5.

The management and the union leaders eventually struck a bargain over wage increases for the workers

a)

agreement

b)

contract

c)

negotiate

6.

It was indeed disappointing that the newly-appointed principal was only capable of making a few bland comments on the value of education.

a)

suave

b)

tasteless

c)

uninteresting

7.

It was a blatant abuse of power by the minister when he threw the accused into jail without trial.

a)

flagrant

b)

gaudy

c)

obvious

8.

With no money and no job, my prospects seemed bleak.

a)

barren

b)

discouraging

c)

depressing

9.

The remuneration offered was not commensurate with his qualifications and experience, nevertheless Mr. Richardson was willing to give the new job a try.

a)

proportionate

b)

sufficient

c)

appropriate

10.

The young couple were married in church out of deference to their parents' wishes.

a)

obedience

b)

respect

c)

submissiveness

11.

They have very elaborate plans for the whole operation.

a)

detailed

b)

complex

c)

ornate

12.

It is foolish to depend on someone who is as fickle as the weather.

a)

flighty

b)

unpredictable

c)

variable

13.

The excuses he gave were extremely flimsy.

a)

delicate

b)

thin

c)

weak

14.

The people in our country strongly condemn terrorism and terrorists will get no countenance here.

a)

weapons

b)

support

c)

information

15.

With modern and sophisticated machines, the factory's productivity improved by leaps and bounds.

a)

advanced

b)

cultivated

c)

refined