Antonyms MCQs with Answers & Explanations

Overthrow (اُلٹ دینا/اقتدار سے ہٹانا) means remove from power.
Control (قابو پانا/حکمرانی کرنا) stands opposite in governance—maintain power.
Sustain (قائم رکھنا) is to support but not the direct contrast here.
Discourage (حوصلہ شکنی کرنا) and Survey (جائزہ لینا) are unrelated.

Overweening (حد سے زیادہ مغرور) means arrogantly presumptuous.
Humble (منکسر المزاج) is the opposite—modest.
Sedate (پر سکون) and Miserly (کنجوس) are different traits; Clever (چالاک) is unrelated.

Overwrought (بہت زیادہ گھبرایا ہوا/بے چین) means extremely agitated.
Calm (پرسکون) is the opposite—composed.
Alert (چوکس) and Alive (زندہ) aren’t antonyms here; Excited (پر جوش) is similar to overwrought.

Podgy (موٹا تازہ/گول مٹول) means somewhat fat.
Thin (دبلی) is the opposite—lean.
Slim (پتلا) is also opposite but the keyed choice is “Thin.”
Short (ٹھِگنا) and Weak (کمزور) differ.

Polemic (تنقیدی مباحثہ/شدید بحث) is a strong verbal attack or controversy.
Cooperation (تعاون) is opposite in spirit—working together.
Amity (دوستی) and Friendship (یاری) are harmony, not the set key.
Agreement (اتفاق) is accord, also contrasting conflict.

Pompous (پر تکبر/شان دکھانے والا) means self-important and pretentious.
Humble (منکسر المزاج) is the opposite—modest.
Feeble (کمزور), Normal (عام), and Mild (ہلکا) aren’t precise antonyms.

Precarious (خطرناک/غیر یقینی) means insecure or risky.
Safe (محفوظ) is the opposite—free from danger.
Dangerous (خطرناک) is similar; Cautious (محتاط) and Easy (آسان) differ.

Predilection (رجحان/پسند) means a strong liking.
Aversion (ناپسند/گھِن) is the opposite—strong dislike.
Attraction (کشش) aligns with liking; Denial (انکار) and Concealment (پوشیدگی) are unrelated.

Presumption (گستاخی/بیباکی؛ مفروضہ) here means overconfidence or boldness.
Humility (انکساری) is the opposite—modesty.
Assumption (مفروضہ) and Proposition (مجوزہ بات) are logical terms; Resumption (دوبارہ شروع کرنا) differs.

Pretentious (خود نما/نمائشی) means attempting to impress with greater importance than possessed.
Humble (بے تکلف/منکسر) is the opposite—unassuming.
Deranged (پاگل), Small (چھوٹا), and Depressing (مایوس کن) are unrelated.

Prevent (روکنا) means stop something from happening.
Incite (اکسانا) is the opposite in effect—provoke into happening.
Support (حمایت کرنا) may allow, but not necessarily provoke; Excite (جو ش دلانا) and Invite (مدعو کرنا) are different acts.

Pride (غرور/فخر) as arrogance contrasts with Humility (انکساری)—modest view of oneself.
Shame (شرمندگی) and Debasement (پستی) are different states; Humbleness (تواضع) is synonymous with humility.

Prim (حد سے زیادہ باوقار/نیک چلن) means very proper and easily shocked by impropriety.
Shameful (شرمناک) stands as the opposing idea of propriety—improper or disgraceful.
Rash (جلباز), Extravagant (فضول خرچ), and Foul (گندا) don’t directly oppose “prim.”

Problem (مسئلہ) is a matter needing to be dealt with.
Solution (حل) is the opposite—means of solving a problem.
Answer (جواب) and Resolution (قرارداد/تصمیم) are related but not the direct lexical opposite here.

Prodigal (فضول خرچ) means wastefully extravagant.
Thrifty (کفایت شعار) is the opposite—economical.
Consistent (مستقل), Compatible (مطابق), and Errant (خطا کار) are unrelated.

Retain (برقرار رکھنا/سنبھالنا) means keep or hold.
Eject (نکال دینا) is the opposite—throw out.
Reject (رد کرنا) and Renounce (ترک کرنا) are different acts; Spare (بخش دینا) differs.

Reticence (کم گوئی/خاموش مزاجی) means reluctance to speak.
Loquaciousness (بہت باتونی پن) is the opposite—talkativeness.
Fatigue (تھکن), Fashion (فیشن), and Treachery (غداری) are unrelated.

Retrieve (واپس لانا/برآمد کرنا) means get back.
Abandon (ترک کرنا) is the opposite—give up, leave.
Dismiss (برطرف کرنا) and Foil (ناکام بنانا) differ; Respond (جواب دینا) is unrelated.

Revenge (بدلہ) means retaliation.
Excuse (معاف کرنا/عذر دینا) contrasts by pardoning rather than retaliating.
Recompense (تلافی) and Reparation (ازالہ) are compensation; Repartee (فوری جواب) is witty reply.

Reward (انعام) is something given for merit.
Forfeiture (ضبطی/حق تلفی) is the opposite—loss of something as penalty.
Penalty (سزا) also contrasts but the keyed answer is “Forfeiture.”
Demotion (تنزلی) and Retribution (بدلے کی سزا) are different.