SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Antonyms
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Example Question #51 : Antonyms
Complete the analogy.
Early is to late ________________.
midnight is to nighttime
water is to drink
store is to open
open is to closed
morning is to sunrise
open is to closed
"Early" and "late" are antonyms, or opposites, so the answer must be two antonyms. "Open" is the opposite of "closed," so that must be the correct answer.
Example Question #52 : Antonyms
Complete the analogy.
Break is to repair as _______________.
day is to sun
buy is to sell
brave is to courageous
elementary is to beginner
awake is to alert
buy is to sell
"Break" and "repair" are antonyms. As an action, to repair a bicycle, for instance, is the total opposite of the action of breaking that bicycle. To sell a bicycle is similarly the opposite of buying one.
Example Question #53 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Forget is to remember as __________ is to compliment.
destroy
insult
praise
permit
descend
insult
"Forget" and "remember" have opposite meanings, they are therefore "antonyms." To solve this problem you need to figure out which of these words has the opposite meaning to "compliment." Well, "compliment" means say something nice about someone so the best available antonym is "insult," which means say mean things to someone. Additionally, "descend" means go down; "permit" means allow to happen; "praise" means celebrate, say nice things about, compliment.
Example Question #54 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Dishonest is to __________ as shy is to confident.
aggressive
unattractive
relentless
straightforward
benign
straightforward
"Shy" and "confident" are "antonyms" of one another. An "antonym" is when two words have opposite meanings. So, which of these words means the opposite of "dishonest?" The correct answer is "straightforward" means honest and simple. Additionally, "aggressive" means likely to attack; "benign" means not harmful, safe; "relentless" means continuous, not stopping; "unattractive" means ugly, not attractive.
Example Question #55 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Brave is to cowardly as ________________.
jocular is to joking
smart is to intellectual
kind is to mean
interesting is to sincere
strong is to strength
kind is to mean
Since "brave" and "cowardly" are antonyms (have opposite definitions), we are looking for an answer choice that is a set of antonyms. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "kind is to mean."
Example Question #56 : Antonyms
Complete this analogy.
Light is to dark as ___________________.
sandwich is to palate
moon is to stars
morning is to night
baking is to gardening
color is to purple
morning is to night
Light and dark are antonyms, so we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that have opposite meanings. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "morning is to night."
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