Antonym Practice Test Questions

To dote on someone is to love him/her. An aversion is a dislike of someone/something, the best antonym. An antidote (B) is a counteracting remedy, as against poison. Foolish (C) means silly, not loving. (Do not confuse “doting”/loving with “dotage”/senility.) Creativity (D) is imagination, artistry, originality, ingenuity, etc. Daring (E) is boldness.

An imbroglio is a quarrel, often a complicated/entangled one. Harmony is the best antonym. Fight (A) is a synonym. Conclusion (B) is an end or a decision. Trust (C) is belief that someone is honest or dependable, or that something is true. Thankfulness (D) is gratitude.

To reminisce is to remember and/or relate or discuss memories. Its opposite is to forget. Ignore is the closest antonym here. To originate (A) is to begin. To create (C) is to make/produce. To reconvene (D) is to meet again, as a committee or group. To credit (D) is to attribute or ascribe something (to a person or thing).

To expedite is to get something done promptly. To dawdle, i.e. delay or waste time, is the best antonym. Dispatch (A) is to hurry or send speedily, a synonym for expedite. Precipitate (C) means to trigger, hurry, or speed and is another synonym. Overlook (D) means to miss or disregard. Creed (E) is a noun meaning belief, faith, or religion.

Onus means burden. Easement can mean relief or support and is thus the best antonym. (Easement also means legal access/right of way, as with land.) Capability (B) means competence. Obligation (C) means duty or responsibility and is a synonym for onus. Traction (D) means friction or resistance. Belief (E) means regarding as true, acceptance, faith, or conviction.

Squalor means poverty, filth, or wretchedness. Wealth, the opposite of poverty, is the best antonym. Impurity (A) is a near synonym. Consumption (C) can mean eating, use, or decay; decay is a synonym of squalor. Feces (D) are excrement, more related than opposite to squalor. Indigence (E) means poverty, another synonym.

Reticent means uncommunicative, quiet, or shy. Forward means outgoing or aggressive and is the best antonym. Tired is worn out or fatigued. Shy is a synonym of reticent. Drained means exhausted, depleted, or empty. Elegant means tastefully beautiful, graceful, fancy, refined, ingenious, or ingeniously simple.

Nexus means a connection or center. Separation is the best antonym. Connection (B) is a synonym. Respect (C) means others’ admiration. Vinculum (D) means a bond or connection and is also a synonym for nexus. Distraction (E) means a state of having one’s attention diverted, or a diversion or amusement.

Noisome means noxious, harmful, unhealthy, or offensive. Salubrious means beneficial, helpful, healthy, or wholesome and is the best antonym. Fetid (A) means rotten, rancid, foul, noxious, or offensive and is a synonym. Rank (B) is also a synonym for noisome or fetid. Pacific (D) means peaceful or appeasing and is not an exact antonym. Pestilent (E) means dangerous, harmful, or noxious—another synonym for noisome.