A synonym is a word that means something similar to another word. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Underline the ANTONYMS and check your answers with the key. You may use a standard dictionary.
1. Maturity (n.): immaturity / adulthood
2. Maximum (adj.): highest / minimum
3. Maybe (adv.): certainly / perhaps
4. Meagre (adj.): deficient / ample
5. Mean (adj.): generous / miserly
6. Mean (n.): average / extreme
7. Meander (v.): complicate / resolve
8. Meandering (adj.): direct / circuitous
9. Meaningful (adj.): expressive / useless
10. Meaningless (adj.): meaningful / absurd
11. Mechanical (adj.): automatic / conscious
12. Mediocre (adj.): distinctive / average
13. Meek (adj.): docile / arrogant
14. Melancholy (adj.): cheerful / dejected
15. Mellow (adj.): mild / immature
16. Melodious (adj.): discordant / dulcet
17. Memorable (adj.): impressive / trivial
18. Memorise (v.): forget / remember
19. Memory (n.): recall / forgetfulness
20. Mend (v.): break / correct
21. Mental (adj.): cerebral / physical
22. Merciful (adj.): cruel / compassionate
23. Merciless (adj.): barbarous / merciful
24. Mercy (n.): cruelty / clemency
25. Merit (n.): asset / fault
26. Merriment (n.): gloom / amusement
27. Mess (n.): chaos / order
28. Messy (adj.): neat / chaotic
29. Methodical (adj.): deliberate / chaotic
30. Meticulous (adj.): careless / accurate
Key
1. immaturity
2. minimum
3. certainly
4. ample
5. generous
6. extreme
7. resolve
8. direct
9. useless
10. meaningful
11. caucious
12. distinctive
13. arrogant
14. cheerful
15. immature
16. discordant
17. trivial
18. forget
19. forgetfulness
20. break
21. physical
22. cruel
23. merciful
24. cruelty
25. fault
26. gloom
27. order
28. neat
29. chaotic
30. careless
Rating
10 – 15 Correct: Good
16 – 20 Correct: Excellent
21 – 30 correct: Exceptional