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Antonym & Synonym Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: ASSUAGE

a)

mitigate

b)

inflame

c)

inhibit

d)

conciliate

e)

aver

2.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: INFIRM

a)

hospitable

b)

equestrian

c)

tremulous

d)

robust

e)

anemic

3.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: ANOMALY

a)

recurrence

b)

aberration

c)

recapitulation

d)

felicity

e)

consistency

4.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: MELANCHOLY

a)

exuberant

b)

composed

c)

lugubrious

d)

fetid

e)

esteemed

5.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: YOKE

a)

mar

b)

fell

c)

pervert

d)

split

e)

conjoin

6.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: INANE

a)

tawdry

b)

keen

c)

vacuous

d)

innocuous

e)

pellucid

7.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: INDULGE

a)

abstain

b)

quaff

c)

regress

d)

absolve

e)

imbibe

8.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: REPULSION

a)

repugnance

b)

aversion

c)

destitution

d)

petulance

e)

attraction

9.

Choose the best synonym for the word "cogent".

a)

tentative

b)

forced

c)

convincing

d)

truculent

e)

brusque

10.

Choose the best synonym for the word "ponderous".

a)

contemplative

b)

compact

c)

unwieldy

d)

dreamy

e)

abstract

11.

Choose the best synonym for the word "tenuous".

a)

salubrious

b)

lengthy

c)

delicate

d)

significant

e)

ponderous

12.

Choose the best synonym for the word "contrite".

a)

stoic

b)

disheartened

c)

fascist

d)

apologetic

e)

defeated

13.

Choose the best synonym for the word "juvenile".

a)

apathetic

b)

immature

c)

fawning

d)

painful

e)

nascent

14.

Choose the best synonym for the word "austere".

a)

destitute

b)

ostentatious

c)

lavish

d)

strict

e)

prodigal

15.

Choose the best antonym for the word "cautious".

a)

elusive

b)

playful

c)

circumspect

d)

foolhardy

e)

jovial

16.

Choose the best antonym for the word "surreptitious".

a)

venerable

b)

tricky

c)

clandestine

d)

hazy

e)

artless

17.

Choose the best antonym for the word "turbid".

a)

transparent

b)

bemused

c)

muddled

d)

auspicious

e)

dark

18.

Choose the best antonym for the word "jovial".

a)

lewd

b)

heterogeneous

c)

depraved

d)

energetic

e)

melancholy

19.

Choose the best antonym for the word "ingenuous".

a)

shady

b)

bucolic

c)

candid

d)

frank

e)

honest

20.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. DEARTH

a)

countenance

b)

modicum

c)

excess

d)

quorum

e)

pitfall

21.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. LAGGARD

a)

frantic

b)

dilatory

c)

presumptuous

d)

restive

e)

expeditious

22.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. RAPT

a)

gamely

b)

impartial

c)

obsequious

d)

blasé

e)

enthralled

23.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. IMPERCEPTIBLE

a)

manifest

b)

minute

c)

ephemeral

d)

faint

e)

iridescent

24.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. THRIVE

a)

burgeon

b)

flop

c)

entrance

d)

excoriate

e)

fabricate

25.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. BELLICOSE

a)

pacifistic

b)

irreconcilable

c)

petty

d)

ruthless

e)

belligerent

26.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. CULPABLE

a)

ineffable

b)

incriminated

c)

innocent

d)

indignant

e)

inordinate

27.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. BOON

a)

hallucination

b)

prodigy

c)

advantage

d)

hindrance

e)

annihilation

28.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. STINGY

a)

parsimonious

b)

magnanimous

c)

indigent

d)

impoverished

e)

pristine

29.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: GINGERLY

a)

lackadaisically

b)

rashly

c)

stubbornly

d)

warily

e)

oafishly

30.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: BUOYANT

a)

mirthful

b)

nautical

c)

levelheaded

d)

profound

e)

morose

31.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: ARTIFICE

a)

innuendo

b)

decadence

c)

injustice

d)

forthrightness

e)

stratagem

32.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: USUAL

a)

atypical

b)

nocturnal

c)

commonplace

d)

occult

e)

mystical

33.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: MINUSCULE

a)

gargantuan

b)

nondescript

c)

navigable

d)

microscopic

e)

formidable

34.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: PROTECT

a)

perpetrate

b)

champion

c)

jeopardize

d)

arrest

e)

harbor

35.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: INVIGORATE

a)

extrude

b)

gall

c)

fatigue

d)

activate

e)

galvanize

36.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: URBAN

a)

ethnic

b)

rustic

c)

municipal

d)

cosmopolitan

e)

unassuming

37.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: VOLATILE

a)

combustible

b)

mercurial

c)

evolving

d)

sedentary

e)

stable

38.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: ENFRANCHISE

a)

quell

b)

suppress

c)

subjugate

d)

liberate

e)

resuscitate

39.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: ACRID

a)

poignant

b)

astringent

c)

emollient

d)

saccharine

e)

placid

40.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: CHEERFUL

a)

winsome

b)

exultant

c)

morbid

d)

doctrinaire

e)

livid

41.

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters: ODIOUS

a)

abhorrent

b)

palatable

c)

infamous

d)

munificent

e)

nefarious

42.

Choose the best synonym for the word "egregious".

a)

obnoxious

b)

toxic

c)

noxious

d)

social

e)

flagrant

43.

Choose the best synonym for the word "indignant".

a)

terrified

b)

seditious

c)

disgruntled

d)

uptight

e)

helpful

44.

Choose the best synonym for the word "assiduous".

a)

painstaking

b)

diligent

c)

pedantic

d)

cursory

e)

laborious

45.

Choose the best synonym for the word "convivial".

a)

terse

b)

laconic

c)

excited

d)

genial

e)

happy

46.

Choose the best synonym for the word "ebullient".

a)

distraught

b)

seditious

c)

lively

d)

irascible

e)

melancholy

47.

Choose the best synonym for the word "fastidious".

a)

endemic

b)

ambivalent

c)

meticulous

d)

insouciant

e)

careless

48.

Choose the best antonym for the word "capricious".

a)

steadfast

b)

pedantic

c)

idiosyncratic

d)

demure

e)

capable

49.

Choose the best antonym for the word "germane".

a)

relevant

b)

bias

c)

tangential

d)

alien

e)

dispassionate

50.

Choose the best antonym for the word "impassive".

a)

emotional

b)

respectful

c)

solid

d)

hackney

e)

fractious