antonyms Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc chsl tier 1 2023

Answer: (b)

Lavish means plentiful, abundant. Wasteful means lavish, extravagant. Big means huge. Frugal means prudent, economical. Expensive means luxurious or classy. Option (c) frugal is the antonym for lavish.

Answer: (d)

Augment means supplement or enlarge. Diminish means reduce or lessen. Circumscribe means limit or restrict. Restrain means hold down. Constrain means to restrain. Since augment means to enlarge then to reduce should be the correct antonym. Therefore option (a) diminish should be the answer.

Answer: (c)

Distinct means separate, different. Opposite cannot be antonym for distinct as it means almost the same. Different is also similar in meaning to distinct. Uniform means consistent, standardized. Similar means the same. Distinct is very much opposite to similar. Thus option (d) is the answer.

Answer: (c)

Viable means feasible or practical. Enviable means desirable. Unenviable means undesirable. Inviolable means unbreakable. Impracticable means non- feasible. Thus, we conclude that, for viable, the antonym would be impracticable.

Answer: (d)

Adulation means praise. Therefore option (c) and (d) can be excluded. Condemnation means to blame publicly. However option a back- biting is the perfect antonym for adulation as it means to speak bad about.