Antonyms Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The opposite is cowardice.

Valour is courage in the face of danger, from the Latin valere, to be strong.

Answer: C

The opposite is ethical.

Amoral means outside the sphere of morality altogether - not concerned with right and wrong. It is not the same as immoral, which breaks a moral rule one accepts.

Answer: C

The opposite is dry.

Moist means slightly wet. Parched is drier still and belongs with dry, but dry is the direct reverse.

Answer: D

The opposite is serenity.

Tumult is loud confused noise and disorder; serenity is calm.

Answer: B

The opposite is dishonour.

To revere is to hold in deep respect, from the Latin revereri. To dishonour is to treat with contempt.

Answer: A

The opposite is peaceful.

Bellicose means eager to fight, from the Latin bellum, war. Naval plays on the same field without touching the sense.

Answer: A

The opposite is ugliness.

Pulchritude is physical beauty, from the Latin pulcher. Ugliness is its reverse.

Answer: B

The opposite is rehearsed.

Extemporaneous means done without preparation, from the Latin ex tempore, out of the time. What is rehearsed has been prepared in advance.

Answer: A

The opposite is dryness.

Moisture is slight wetness; dampness is a synonym of it, and dryness the reverse.

Answer: A

The opposite is progress.

A debacle is a sudden and complete collapse, from the French for the breaking up of river ice. Progress is advance.