101.
Propitious
Answer: D
The opposite is unfavourable.
Propitious means favourable, giving a good prospect of success, from the Latin propitius, well-disposed.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 101 To 110 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
102.
Debonair
Answer: A
The opposite is awkward.
Debonair means confident, stylish and easy in manner, from the Old French de bon aire. Awkward is the reverse.
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103.
Craven
Answer: C
The opposite is bold.
Craven means abjectly cowardly. Bold is its reverse. The word once meant defeated, and survives now only as a term of contempt.
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104.
Spurious
Answer: B
The opposite is authentic.
Spurious means false or counterfeit, from the Latin for illegitimate. Bogus, forged and simulated are all synonyms of it; authentic alone is the opposite.
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105.
Mitigate
Answer: B
The opposite is intensify.
To mitigate is to make less severe, from the Latin mitis, mild. Abate, calm and compose are near-synonyms; intensify alone reverses it.
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106.
Smug
Answer: B
The opposite is unhappy.
Smug means complacently pleased with oneself. Self-satisfied and pompous are near-synonyms; only unhappy reverses the contentment the word describes.
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107.
Amenable
Answer: A
The opposite is uncooperative.
Amenable means willing to be persuaded or led. Persuadable, biddable and docile are all synonyms of it.
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108.
Amending
Answer: D
The opposite is debase.
To amend is to improve by correction. To debase is to lower in quality or worth. Ameliorate and better are synonyms of amend.
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109.
Shirked
Answer: A
The opposite is meet.
To shirk is to avoid a duty; to meet it is to face and discharge it. Bypass is a synonym of shirking rather than its reverse.
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110.
Fortuitous
Answer: B
The opposite is unlucky.
Fortuitous means happening by chance, and is commonly used to mean lucky. Unlucky reverses that everyday sense.
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- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Double Synonyms
- Homonyms
- One Word Substitution
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Theme Detection
- Deriving Conclusions from Passages
- Sentence Completion
- Passage Completion
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Passage Correction
- Choose the Correct - Incorrect Sentence
- Reconstruction of Sentence
- Sentences Rearrangement
- Reconstruction of Paragraphs
- Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts
- Word Formation
- Idioms and Phrases
- Active-Passive voice
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Transformation of Sentences
- Spelling Test
- Phrasal Verbs
- Parts of Speech
- Tenses
- Articles and Determiners
- Prepositions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices