Synonyms and Antonyms MCQs

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Synonyms and Antonyms MCQs

Practice Synonyms and Antonyms MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Improve your English vocabulary by learning words with similar and opposite meanings through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #401
Select the synonym of 'ECCENTRIC'.
A. Normal
B. Unconventional
C. Conventional
D. Typical

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
ECCENTRIC means unconventional and slightly strange; its synonym is UNCONVENTIONAL.

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Question #402
Select the antonym of 'ECLIPSE'.
A. Obscure
B. Reveal
C. Overshadow
D. Outshine

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
ECLIPSE means to obscure; its antonym is REVEAL.

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Question #403
Select the synonym of 'ECSTASY'.
A. Rapture
B. Despair
C. Agony
D. Misery

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
ECSTASY means an overwhelming feeling of great happiness; its synonym is RAPTURE.

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Question #404
Select the antonym of 'EDIFY'.
A. Educate
B. Enlighten
C. Instruct
D. Corrupt

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
EDIFY means to instruct or improve morally; its antonym is CORRUPT.

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Question #405
Select the synonym of 'EERIE'.
A. Calm
B. Comforting
C. Spooky
D. Normal

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
EERIE means strange and frightening; its synonym is SPOOKY.

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Question #406
Select the antonym of 'EFFACE'.
A. Delete
B. Create
C. Wipe out
D. Erase

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
EFFACE means to erase from a surface; its antonym is CREATE.

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Question #407
Select the synonym of 'EFFERVESCENT'.
A. Still
B. Bubbly
C. Flat
D. Dull

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
EFFERVESCENT means giving off bubbles; its synonym is BUBBLY.

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Question #408
Select the antonym of 'EFFICACIOUS'.
A. Potent
B. Effective
C. Ineffective
D. Successful

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
EFFICACIOUS means successful in producing a desired result; its antonym is INEFFECTIVE.

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Question #409
Select the synonym of 'EFFIGY'.
A. Person
B. Statue
C. Original
D. Reality

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
EFFIGY means a sculpture or model of a person; its synonym is STATUE.

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Question #410
Select the antonym of 'EGREGIOUS'.
A. Minor
B. Gross
C. Blatant
D. Flagrant

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
EGREGIOUS means outstandingly bad; its antonym is MINOR.

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Question #411
Select the synonym of 'ELABORATE'.
A. Complex
B. Simple
C. Plain
D. Basic

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
ELABORATE means involving many carefully arranged parts; its synonym is COMPLEX.

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Question #412
Select the antonym of 'ELATED'.
A. Ecstatic
B. Joyful
C. Depressed
D. Thrilled

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
ELATED means ecstatically happy; its antonym is DEPRESSED.

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Question #413
Select the synonym of 'ELEGY'.
A. Paean
B. Lament
C. Hymn
D. Ode

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
ELEGY means a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament; its synonym is LAMENT.

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Question #414
Select the antonym of 'ELICIT'.
A. Suppress
B. Draw out
C. Evoke
D. Extract

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
ELICIT means to evoke or draw out a response; its antonym is SUPPRESS.

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Question #415
Select the synonym of 'ELUDE'.
A. Evade
B. Encounter
C. Face
D. Confront

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
ELUDE means to escape from or avoid; its synonym is EVADE.

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Question #416
Select the antonym of 'EMACIATE'.
A. Waste
B. Weaken
C. Fatten
D. Thin

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
EMACIATE means abnormally thin or weak; its antonym is FATTEN.

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Question #417
Select the synonym of 'EMANATE'.
A. Originate
B. Absorb
C. Take in
D. Receive

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
EMANATE means to issue from a source; its synonym is ORIGINATE.

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Question #418
Select the antonym of 'EMANCIPATE'.
A. Enslave
B. Release
C. Liberate
D. Free

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
EMANCIPATE means to set free; its antonym is ENSLAVE.

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Question #419
Select the synonym of 'EMBELLISH'.
A. Bare
B. Simplify
C. Strip
D. Decorate

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
EMBELLISH means to make more attractive; its synonym is DECORATE.

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Question #420
Select the antonym of 'EMBEZZLE'.
A. Return
B. Misappropriate
C. Steal
D. Swindle

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
EMBEZZLE means to steal money from an employer; its antonym is RETURN.

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