This English challenge is all about the antonyms - those words that mean the OPPOSITE of the word in question. Can you find all the antonyms in this quiz? You'll need a good vocabulary and a good head for English to succeed!
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Which of these is an antonym for "Ostentatious"?
Ostentatious: Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display
Gaudy
Moderate
Angry
Splashy
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Which of these is an antonym for "Forgetful"?
Forgetful: Apt or likely not to remember
Absent-minded
Lax
Retentive
Slack
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Which of these is an antonym for "Agreeable"?
Agreeable: Enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant.
Rude
Weird
Extraordinary
Discordant
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Which of these is an antonym for "Efficacious"?
Efficacious: Successful in producing a desired or intended result
Bored
Incapable
Influential
Strong
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Which of these is an antonym for "Garrulous"?
Garrulous: excessively talkative
Silent
Numb
Glib
Mouthy
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Which of these is an antonym for "Execrable"?
Execrable: Extremely bad or unpleasant.
Despicable
Pleasant
Smelly
Hard
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Which of these is an antonym for "Intransigent"?
Intransigent: Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
Flexible
Welcoming
Morose
Obstinate
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Which of these is an antonym for "Zealous"?
Zealous: Having or showing zeal
Fervent
Devoted
Agreeable
Frigid
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Which of these is an antonym for "Parsimonious"?
Parsimonious: Unwilling to spend money or use resources
Bitter
Happy
Lavish
Miserly
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Which of these is an antonym for "Salubrious"?
Salubrious: health-giving; healthy.
Hygienic
Long
Short
Unwholesome
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Which of these is an antonym for "Insidious"?
Insidious: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
Fulsome: complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree.
Glib
Sincere
Garrulous
Disgusting
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Which of these is an antonym for "Adroit"?
Adroit: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Inept
Genius
Miserable
Talented
What's the Antonym to Success?
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