Fill in the blanks using a word opposite in meaning to another word in the sentence.

Answers

1. The stars appeared in the sky, soon they disappeared behind the clouds.
2. Tigers are common in Kerala but lions are rare / uncommon.
3. He was willing to help me but I was rather unwilling / reluctant to accept his help.
4. The dress that is appropriate for a picnic may be inappropriate for a business meeting.
5. Though he is occupying a temporary vacancy at the moment, he might get a permanent job soon.
6. While all the others were asleep, the sick man lay wide awake.
7. Modern history is more interesting than ancient history.
8. Though he comes from an orthodox family, some of his views are quite unorthodox.
9. The train arrived at 8 o’clock and then departed at 8.15.
10. The suspect was arrested and later released on bail.
11. It is dangerous to go out when there is a storm. It is safe to be inside the house.
12. He became famous through his good deeds, whereas his son became infamous through his evil deeds.

List of antonyms (G – R)

Here is a quick list of antonyms.

Gain – loss

Gay – sad, morose

General – particular, special

Generous – avaricious, miserly, mean

Gentle – rude

Genuine – counterfeit, spurious

Give – receive, take

Glory – disgrace, ignominy

Grand – mean, petty

Gratitude – ingratitude, thanklessness

Great – small

Handsome – ugly

Harass – assist, help

Harmony – disharmony, discord

Haste – delay

Heavy – light

Hideous – beautiful, handsome

Hit – miss

Honour – dishonor

Hope – despair

Hospitable – inhospitable

Humble – haughty

Humane – cruel

Illuminate – darken

Imbecile – sane

Immaculate –soiled, spoiled, stained

Impede – expedite

Important – trivial, unimportant

Induce – dissuade

Inferior – superior

Inhale – exhale

Initial – final

Innocent – guilty

Invariable – fluctuating

Lazy – industrious

Lead – follow, mislead

Legal – illegal

Legible – illegible

Leniency – severity

Liberty – bondage

Likeness – difference

Literate – illiterate

Little – much

Logical – illogical, irrational

Loyal –disloyal

Magnify – reduce, minimize

Material – spiritual, immaterial

Meek – haughty

Melancholy – cheerfulness

Merit –demerit

Miser – spendthrift

Moderate – immoderate

Moderation – excess

Modest – immodest

Monotony – variety

Moral – immoral

Mortal – immortal

Multiply – divide

Natural – artificial, unnatural

Near – distant, far

Negligent – diligent

Noble – ignoble

Noisy – silent

Novice – veteran

Numerous – few

Obscure – clear

Occasional – frequent

Oppose – suppose

Optimist – pessimist

Oriental – occidental

Partial – impartial

Permanent – temporary

Persuade – dissuade

Patulous – amiability

Pious – impious

Pleasant – unpleasant

Plenteous – insufficient

Plentiful – scarce

Predecessor – successor

Profound – shallow, superficial

Progressive – regressive

Promote – hinder

Prosaic – poetic, romantic

Prudent – imprudent, reckless

Punish – pardon, reward

Pure – adulterated, contaminated, impure

Raise – lower

Rational – irrational

Raw – cooked

Rear – front

Recklessness – prudence

Recover – lose, relapse

Rejoice – grieve, lament, sorrow

Relevant – irrelevant

Relieve – aggravate

Religious – irreligious

Remember – forget

Repress – encourage

Resolute – irresolute, vacillating

Resolve – hesitate

Restless – calm

Restore – appropriate

Ripe – raw

Robust – delicate, feeble

Rural – urban

Ruthless – humane