371.
Irreparable
Answer: B
The opposite is correctable.
Irreparable means impossible to repair or put right; correctable can be put right.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 371 To 380 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
372.
Reticence
Answer: A
The opposite is loquaciousness.
Reticence is a reluctance to speak; loquaciousness is talking a great deal. Fatigue, fashion and treachery have nothing to do with speech.
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373.
Erratic
Answer: D
The opposite is steady.
Erratic means irregular and unpredictable, from the Latin errare, to wander. Steady holds a constant course.
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374.
Noisome
Answer: C
The opposite is fragrant.
Noisome means offensive in smell, from annoy rather than from noise - it has nothing to do with sound, which is what makes quiet the trap here.
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375.
Rustic
Answer: A
The opposite is urban.
Rustic belongs to the countryside; urban to the city.
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376.
Capacious
Answer: D
The opposite is not spacious.
Capacious means holding a great deal, from the Latin capere, to take. The other options describe temper and disposition.
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377.
Aloof
Answer: B
The opposite is gregarious.
Aloof means keeping apart from others; gregarious means fond of company, from the Latin grex, a flock.
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378.
Antipathy
Answer: D
The opposite is fondness.
Antipathy is a settled dislike, from the Greek for feeling against. Fondness is affection.
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379.
Blithe
Answer: C
The opposite is cheerless.
Blithe means light-hearted and merry. Cheerless is its reverse.
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380.
Evasive
Answer: A
The opposite is frank.
Evasive means avoiding a direct answer; frank gives one openly.
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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