Antonyms CAT PYQs , 17 Questions with Solutions

The Earth is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why is it happening so? One answer is that it could simply be a part of a natural process. After all, there have been ice ages and long periods of warmth in the past. However, now scientists believe that human activity is the cause. For more than 200 years human activities have changed drastically. (i) _______ (for example, industrial pollution) which have contributed to creating a layer in the atmosphere around the Earth like a giant glass container, affecting the temperatures. Unwariness (ii) _______ of humans may lead to a big global catastrophe in the future, harmful not only to the existence of humanity but to other living and non-living beings too.

Which of the following options is the near opposite of the underlined word (i)?

Pick the word opposite in meaning to the word "OBLIGATORY".

In the following question, choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word.

ARDENT

Pick the word opposite in meaning to the word "DOLEFUL".

In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning of the highlighted word given in the sentence.

The journey was becoming treacherous, but they continued on.

Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the following word: Intrepid

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. Servile

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. Abjure

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. Petulant

Choose the appropriate antonym of the given word. Scurrilous

Choose the appropriate antonym of the given word. Camouflage

In the following question, choose the word which best expresses the opposite meaning of the word in capital. She was very INDUSTRIOUS by temperament.

Give antonym for Fleece

Choose a word from the given alternative which is opposite in meaning to the word HIATUS

Choose a word from the given alternatives which is opposite in meaning to the word- SABLE.

Give antonym for Prevaricate

Give antonym for Dilatory