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. Multitude (n.): handful / crowd
2. Mundane (adj.): banal / extraordinary
3. Murky (adj.): clear / cloudy
4. Muscular (adj.): hefty / feeble
5. Musical (adj.): unmusical / dulcet
6. Mute (adj.): dumb / vocal
7. Mutinous (adj.): obedient / rebellious
8. Myopic (adj.): short-sighted / long-sighted
9. Mysterious (adj.): frank / baffling
10. Mythical (adj.): fabled / actual
11. Naïve (adj.): experienced / credulous
12. Naivety (n.): experience / frankness
13. Naked (adj.): bare / clothed
14. Nameless (adj.): named / anonymous
15. Narrow (adj.): confined / broad
16. Narrow-minded (adj.): broad-minded / biased
17. Nasty (adj.): agreeable / filthy
18. Native (n.): citizen / foreigner
19. Natural (adj.): unnatural / normal
20. Naughty (adj.): disobedient / well-behaved
21. Near (adj.): far / accessible
22. Nearly (adv.): almost / totally
23. Neat (adj.): cluttered / clean
24. Nebulous (adj.): cloudy / clear
25. Necessary (adj.): unnecessary / essential
26. Necessities (n.): luxuries / essentials
27. Needless (adj.): groundless / necessary
28. Needy (adj.): wealthy / deprived
29. Negate (v.): cancel / affirm
30. Negation (n.): affirmation / cancellation
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Key
1. handful
2. extraordinary
3. clear
4. feeble
5. unmusical
6. vocal
7. obedient
8. long-sighted
9. frank
10. actual
11. experienced
12. experience
13. clothed
14. named
15. broad
16. broad-minded
17. agreeable
18. foreigner
19. unnatural
20. well-behaved
21. far
22. totally
23. cluttered
24. clear
25. unnecessary
26. luxuries
27. necessary
28. wealthy
29. affirm
30. affirmation
Rating
10 – 15 Correct: Good
16 – 20 Correct:
Excellent
21 – 30 Correct:
Exceptional