331.
Busy
Answer: C
The opposite is relaxed.
Busy means occupied with work. Occupied, engrossed and engaged are all synonyms of it.
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Antonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 331 To 340 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
332.
Adherent
Answer: B
The opposite is detractor.
An adherent supports a person or cause; a detractor disparages one. An enemy, an alien and a rival are opposed in other ways - by hostility, by origin and by competition.
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333.
Synthetic
Answer: B
The opposite is natural.
Synthetic means made by chemical synthesis rather than grown or occurring naturally. Plastic and cosmetic belong with it.
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334.
Suppress
Answer: A
The opposite is encourage.
To suppress is to put down or hold back; to encourage is to urge on. Allow and permit merely refrain from suppressing, which is not the same as urging.
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335.
Common
Answer: A
The opposite is rare.
Common means occurring often; rare means seldom. Small, petty and poor concern size, importance and quality.
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336.
Mortal
Answer: B
The opposite is immortal.
Mortal means subject to death; immortal is not. Divine, spiritual and eternal describe other qualities that may accompany immortality without naming it.
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337.
Alien
Answer: A
The opposite is native.
An alien belongs to another country; a native was born in this one. Domiciled and resident describe where a person lives, which is not the same as where he belongs.
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338.
Come
Answer: B
The opposite is go.
Come and go are the two directions of movement relative to the speaker. Arrive belongs with come.
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339.
Rectitude
Answer: E
The opposite is deception.
Rectitude is moral uprightness, from the Latin rectus, straight. Integrity, goodness and firmness all belong with it; deception is the reverse.
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340.
Ruthless
Answer: E
The opposite is merciful.
Ruthless means without pity, ruth being the old word for compassion. Merciful shows it. Severe describes strictness rather than pitilessness.
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