Antonyms worksheet
Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.
1. Gainsay
a) earn
b) agree
c) refute
d) naysay
e) profit
2. Gamut
a) array
b) the whole range
c) partial
d) extent
e) breadth
3. Garrulous
a) talkative
b) voluble
c) taciturn
d) incredible
e) despicable
4. Germane
a) to the point
b) of interest
c) German
d) relevant
e) irrelevant
5. glimmer
a) pale
b) flicker
c) glisten
d) shimmer
e) none of these
6. Gossamer
a) diaphanous
b) sheer
c) ethereal
d) robust
e) delicate
7. Grandiloquent
a) straightforward
b) verbose
c) pompous
d) grand
e) splendid
8. Gregarious
a) expressive
b) convivial
c) shy
d) outgoing
e) sociable
9. Guile
a) wiliness
b) frankness
c) astuteness
d) deviousness
e) deceit
10. Gullible
a) credulous
b) intelligent
c) susceptible
d) smart
e) naïve
11. Halcyon
a) turbulent
b) heavenly
c) still
d) gay
e) hearty
12. Harangue
a) berate
b) tirade
c) praise
d) remove
e) regret
13. Heinous
a) vulnerable
b) outrageous
c) admirable
d) odious
e) appalling
14. Heresy
a) ceremonial
b) profanation
c) sacrilege
d) consent
e) none of these
15. Heterogeneous
a) similar
b) diverse
c) assorted
d) different
e) distinctive
16. Hirsute
a) hairy
b) bushy
c) bald
d) skinny
e) shaggy
17. Hospitable
a) genial
b) frosty
c) orderly
d) pleasant
e) jovial
18. Hypocrisy
a) malignance
b) pretense
c) sincerity
d) duplicity
e) significance
19. Idiosyncrasy
a) eccentricity
b) quirk
c) unconventional behaviour
d) foible
e) habit
20. Ignoble
a) mannerly
b) reprehensible
c) honorable
d) stimulating
e) dastardly
21. Ignominious
a) honorable
b) despicable
c) ridiculous
d) disgraceful
e) reprehensible
22. Illicit
a) illegitimate
b) illogical
c) prohibited
d) legal
e) none of these
23. Immaculate
a) spotless
b) messy
c) pristine
d) spick and span
e) none of these
24. Imminent
a) distant
b) just around the corner
c) on the cards
d) looming
e) in the offing
25. Immutable
a) invariable
b) incontrovertible
c) indisputable
d) absolute
e) changeable
Answers
1. agree
2. partial
3. talkative
4. irrelevant
5. pale
6. robust
7. straightforward
8. shy
9. frankness
10. smart
11. turbulent
12. praise
13. admirable
14. consent
15. similar
16. bald
17. frosty
18. sincerity
19. unconventional behaviour
20. honorable
21. honorable
22. legal
23. messy
24. distant
25. changeable
