UP-BOARD-XII SERIES English
Antonyms
16 previous year questions.
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The antonym of "expedite" is:
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begin
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start
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flow
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delay
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PYQ 2024
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The antonym of ‘rigorous’ is:
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Fast
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Sacred
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Pleasure
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Simple
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PYQ 2024
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The antonym of 'gather' is
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together
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other
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scatter
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bother
04
PYQ 2024
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The antonym of 'Modern' is:
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old
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ancient
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present
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out of date
05
PYQ 2024
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The phrase 'pick holes in' means:
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to insult someone
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to find fault with
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to puncture
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to attack
06
PYQ 2024
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The antonym of 'success' is:
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fail
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failed
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failure
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pass
07
PYQ 2024
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The antonym of 'better' is
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good
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bad
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worse
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best
09
PYQ 2024
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The antonym of ‘ability’ is:
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unability
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inability
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disability
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incapability
10
PYQ 2025
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The antonym of 'ancient' is
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old
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ascent
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descent
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modern
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PYQ 2025
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
We know it well that language is used for more than one purpose. The man who hits his thumb-nails with a hammer and utters a string of curses uses language to relieve his feeling and needs no audience but himself. But when a philosopher uses language to clarify his ideas on a subject, he uses it as an instrument of thought. When the two women gossip over the fence or two men exchange greetings as they pass in the street, language is used to strengthen the bonds between the members of society. It seems that language is a multipurpose instrument. Language enables us to influence people's behaviour and help develop human co-operation. The human co-operation would be unthinkable without language as it makes human co-operation more thorough, more effective and more wide-ranging.
(e) (i) Which word in the passage is opposite of 'weaken'?
We know it well that language is used for more than one purpose. The man who hits his thumb-nails with a hammer and utters a string of curses uses language to relieve his feeling and needs no audience but himself. But when a philosopher uses language to clarify his ideas on a subject, he uses it as an instrument of thought. When the two women gossip over the fence or two men exchange greetings as they pass in the street, language is used to strengthen the bonds between the members of society. It seems that language is a multipurpose instrument. Language enables us to influence people's behaviour and help develop human co-operation. The human co-operation would be unthinkable without language as it makes human co-operation more thorough, more effective and more wide-ranging.
(e) (i) Which word in the passage is opposite of 'weaken'?
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PYQ 2025
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Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
(e) The antonym for 'assent' is
(e) The antonym for 'assent' is
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distance
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accent
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consent
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dissent
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PYQ 2025
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The Indian National Army plans went away with the defeat of Japan. Subhash Bose was killed in a plane accident while on his way to Tokyo. It is true that many leaders did not like the idea of India winning freedom with the assistance of a country like Japan and her fascist allies. But during the closing years of the war, Subhash Bose and the Indian National Army served to hold up the dropping spirits of the nationalist Indians at home, who were feeling helpless and frustrated. They set before all sections of the Indian people, including those serving in the army, an example of courage and patriotism which was both inspiring and ennobling. Therefore, when the Government announced their decision to prosecute some of the Indian National Army officers for treason because they had broken their oath of loyalty to the British crown, there was a wave of nationalist protest. There were massive demonstrations all over the country. There were persistent demands that the officers should be released.
(e)(ii) Which word in the passage is the opposite of 'acquit'?
The Indian National Army plans went away with the defeat of Japan. Subhash Bose was killed in a plane accident while on his way to Tokyo. It is true that many leaders did not like the idea of India winning freedom with the assistance of a country like Japan and her fascist allies. But during the closing years of the war, Subhash Bose and the Indian National Army served to hold up the dropping spirits of the nationalist Indians at home, who were feeling helpless and frustrated. They set before all sections of the Indian people, including those serving in the army, an example of courage and patriotism which was both inspiring and ennobling. Therefore, when the Government announced their decision to prosecute some of the Indian National Army officers for treason because they had broken their oath of loyalty to the British crown, there was a wave of nationalist protest. There were massive demonstrations all over the country. There were persistent demands that the officers should be released.
(e)(ii) Which word in the passage is the opposite of 'acquit'?
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PYQ 2025
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Early rising leads to health and happiness. The man who rises late, can have little rest in the course of the day. Anyone who lies in bed late is compelled to work till a late hour in the evening. He has to do without the evening exercise which is so necessary for his health. In spite of all his efforts his work will not produce as good results as that of the early riser. The reason for this is that he cannot take advantage of the refreshing hours of the morning. Some people say that the quiet hour of midnight is the best time for working. Several great thinkers say that they can write best only when they burn the midnight oil. Yet it is true to say that few men have a clear brain at midnight when the body needs rest and sleep. Those who work at that time, soon ruin their health. Bad health must, in the long run, have a bad effect on the quality of their work.
Give the antonym of 'several'
Early rising leads to health and happiness. The man who rises late, can have little rest in the course of the day. Anyone who lies in bed late is compelled to work till a late hour in the evening. He has to do without the evening exercise which is so necessary for his health. In spite of all his efforts his work will not produce as good results as that of the early riser. The reason for this is that he cannot take advantage of the refreshing hours of the morning. Some people say that the quiet hour of midnight is the best time for working. Several great thinkers say that they can write best only when they burn the midnight oil. Yet it is true to say that few men have a clear brain at midnight when the body needs rest and sleep. Those who work at that time, soon ruin their health. Bad health must, in the long run, have a bad effect on the quality of their work.
Give the antonym of 'several'
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PYQ 2025
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(e) The antonym for "Mild" is
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Laugh
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Pure
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Light
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Severe
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PYQ 2025
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Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
(e) The antonym of 'cruel' is:
(e) The antonym of 'cruel' is:
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merciless
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brutal
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unkind
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kind