Practice of Synonyms For Intermediate Level Learners
Practice of Synonyms For Intermediate Level Learners
Practice of Synonyms For Intermediate Level Learners
a. profound
b. embedded
c. retroactive
d. ominous
a. decreased
b. lessened
c. increased
d. watchful
a. sadness
b. celebrate
c. sorrowful
d. mourn
Choose an antonym for the word in all caps in the following sentence:
They were AFRAID to go into the dark woods.
a. fearful
b. unhappy
c. careful
d. fearless
Choose an antonym for the word in all caps in the following sentence:
Will you ALLOW us to stay up late tonight?
a. permit
b. join
c. tell
d. forbid
Choose an antonym for the word in all caps in the following sentence:
She spilled her milk on her new sweater and said, "Can things get any WORSE?"
a. sad
b. better
c. happy
d. bad
Choose an antonym for the word in all caps in the following sentence:
She was a GRACEFUL dancer.
a. fast
b. smooth
c. clumsy
d. good
a. quick
b. slow
c. speedy
d. a and c
a. nervous
b. careful
c. joyful
d. downhearted
a. True
b. False
a. preserve
b. valor
c. impetuous
d. edifice
a. grim - grieve
b. hoax - reliable
c. serene - tranquility
d. majestic - flabbergasted
a. harsh
b. congenial
c. lenient
The best antonym for PARTLY is somewhat.
a. True
b. False
a. mandatory
b. unneeded
c. lenient
a. swelter
b. transform
c. meager
d. tedious
a. valor
b. impetuous
c. elegant
d. hurry
a. amounts/quantities
b. prompt/punctual
c. nose/snout
d. yell/whisper
What is an antonym for ungainly?
a. clumsy
b. graceful
a. amounts/quantities
b. prompt/punctual
c. tough/tender
d. plump/fat
a. immaculate
b. entice
c. transparent
a. meanness
b. rude
c. reverence
a. amounts/quantities
b. prompt/punctual
c. stop/proceed
d. plump/fat
An antonym for counterfeit is...
a. real
b. fake
c. angry
d. loveable
a. considerate
b. malice
c. mandatory
a. very clean
b. slovenly
c. mandatory
a. fanciful
b. congenial
c. unpleasant
a. posterity
b. descendents
c. reverence
a. ancestors
b. entice
c. lenient
a. facts
b. fanciful
c. congenial
a. untried
b. experienced
c. substitute
d. opened
a. curve
b. straighten
c. gnarl
d. break
b. barrier
c. opening
d. wall
a. proponent
b. victory
c. defeat
d. lose
a. truthful
b. creative
c. limited
a. hoopla
b. loud
c. calm
d. noisy
a. answer
b. find
c. ignore
d. lose
a. effortless
b. taxing
c. truthful
d. hurtful
a. construct
b. restore
c. vandalize
a. pivotal
b. caustic
c. capacious
d. ungainly
a. True
b. False
a. hesitant
b. eager
c. slowly
d. quickly
a. assist
b. destroy
c. damage
a. extraordinary
b. ordinary
c. sensible
d. unexplainable
a. impending
b. veritable
c. curt
d. whimsical
a. fickle
b. stray
c. atrocity
d. essential
The best antonym for CONSOLE is:
a. comfort
b. to upset
c. calming
a. clash
b. verbose
c. hurry along
d. essential
a. soft-pedaled
b. humorless
c. loot
d. jive
a. opaque
b. clear
c. plain
d. natural
a. hesitate
b. lazy
c. eager
d. unwilling
a. active
b. inactive
c. asleep
d. rushed
a. wonder
b. easy
c. awe
d. bored
a. meek
b. help
c. downplayed
d. extol
a. loud
b. brave
c. irritated
d. modest
An antonym for "malevolent" is kind.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
MTV broadcasts a variety of music, pop culture, and television shows aimed at adolescents and
young adults.
Which of these words is an antonym of adolescents?
a. youth
b. elderly
c. children
d. youngster
a. not active
b. active
c. slow
d. sluggish
What is a antonym for presentable?
a. neat
b. clean
c. messy
d. a bedroom
My uncle is a proponent of stricter laws for protecting the environment. What is an antonym for
proponent?
a. supporter
b. opponent
c. advocate
d. advisor
a. confirm
b. diverse
c. reflect
d. stage
b. substantiate
c. varied
d. stage
very thirsty
a. dry
b. ashen
c. hungry
d. parched
very serious
a. sad
b. mean
c. grave
d. credible
very ugly
a. bad
b. mean
c. hideous
d. disagreeable
Which word best replaces the phrase?
very painful
a. worse
b. hurtful
c. excruciating
d. troublesome
very pale
a. dry
b. paler
c. ashen
d. whiter
a. Deftness
b. Ability
c. Durability
d. Talent
very angry
a. hurt
b. mean
c. furious
d. tiresome
If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!
Which word is a synonym of CURTAIL?
a. reduce
b. follow
c. behind
d. buy
very perfect
a. nice
b. right
c. flawless
d. intelligent
very rich
a. cool
b. okay
c. frugal
d. wealthy
very quick
a. fast
b. rapid
c. credible
d. hastening
very short
a. brief
b. little
c. baby
d. small
terrible, awful
a. synonyms
b. antonyms
a. distribute
b. deliver
c. complete
d. compile
very poor
a. sad
b. frugal
c. cheap
d. destitute
Which word best replaces the phrase?
very sure
a. yes
b. surer
c. certain
d. knowing
very often
a. lots
b. some
c. frequently
d. occasionally
a. deceitful
b. honest
c. friendly
d. trusting
very smart
a. smarter
b. credible
c. honorable
d. intelligent
Which word best replaces the phrase?
very pretty
a. prettier
b. beautiful
c. incredible
d. complementary
a. infectious
b. painful
c. rare
d. moving
In the sentence below, which of the following words could be used to replace the word REPEAT?
a. dilapidated
b. reiterate
c. denounce
d. affluent
a. empty
b. loving
c. bountiful
d. small
What is the synonym of internal?
a. major
b. illness
c. inside
d. possible
a. maimed
b. mangled
c. untouched
d. coquettish
In the sentence below, SUSPENDED could be replaced by which of the following words?
The plane seemed to stay suspended over us before diving toward ground.
a. dilapidated
b. rused
c. hovered
d. reiterated
Identify the synonym for the word in all caps: You were given a PAINFUL test grade.
a. heterogeneous
b. drudgery
c. rasping
d. grievous
pleasing, appetizing, delectable
a. pompous
b. savory
c. grapple
d. forlorn
a. pretend
b. authentic
c. real
d. possible
a. beautiful
b. amusing
c. misshapen
d. nice
a. repress
b. grapple
c. dumbfounded
d. defensive
b. Antique
c. Keepsake
d. Generate
a. unimportant
b. irrelevant
c. relevant
d. inappropriate
a. busily
b. distractedly
c. uniquely
d. lazily
Sabotage
a. prevent
b. destroy
c. transfer
d. produce
a. well known
b. carried
c. immovable
d. compensation
a. beg
b. encircle
c. carried
d. paid back
What is indecisive?
a. irresolute
b. dimished
c. overjoyed
d. rational
a. dark
b. admiration
c. carefree
d. well-known
a. Peaceful.
b. Chaos.
c. Confusion.
d. Both b and c.
The best synonym for sarcastic is:
a. Generous
b. Angry
c. Mocking
The RIVALRY between the two soft drink companies was obvious.
a. competition
b. compromise
c. cooperation
d. campaign
vogue
a. refuse
b. banish
c. fashion
d. grasping
a. Sorrow.
b. Happiness.
c. Defiant.
a. True
b. False
a. ghostly
b. carefree
c. immovable
d. dark
a. True
b. False
a. progress
b. poor
c. regress
a. dampen
b. flatten
c. lighten
b. False
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
a. joyful
b. sad
c. grouchy
d. old
vindictive
a. creative
b. simple
c. harmful
d. typical
a. obeisance
b. seizure
c. submission
d. subjugate
eradicates
a. eliminates
b. allows
c. repeats
d. produces
jargon
a. language
b. system
c. confusion
d. security
Jeer
a. mock
b. cheer
c. good
Pauper is a verb
a. True
b. False
The trumpeter's performance earned a standing ovation.
a. atone
b. deduce
c. sublime
d. unmitigated
a. True
b. False
I have a dilemma and it is hard for me to figure out how to solve it.
injected
a. avoided
b. introduced
c. removed
d. discussed
Rectify is a verb.
a. True
b. False
A synonym for confiscate is tricky.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False