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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Synonym or antonym?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the contrastRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: find the best antonymRead the answer and worked solution →Telling the two apartRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every antonym of ACRIMONY and ENMITYRead the answer and worked solution →More oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Warm or hostile?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that agrees rather than opposesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: more oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →

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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.

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Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these opposites are wrong.
    Choices
    1. Item
      alleviate opposes aggravate
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Soothe agrees with alleviate.
      Item
      alleviate opposes soothe
    3. Explanation
      Forgive agrees with pardon.
      Item
      pardon opposes forgive
    4. Explanation
      Calm agrees with allay.
      Item
      allay opposes calm
Each trap swaps an antonym for a synonym. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.

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Synonym or antonym?

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Items
  1. Item
    brave and valiant
    Category
    Synonym pair
  2. Item
    happy and merry
    Category
    Synonym pair
  3. Item
    honest and sincere
    Category
    Synonym pair
  4. Item
    alleviate and aggravate
    Category
    Antonym pair
  5. Item
    pardon and condemn
    Category
    Antonym pair
  6. Item
    allay and intensify
    Category
    Antonym pair
Categories
  1. Item
    Synonym pair
  2. Item
    Antonym pair
The single judgement these sections test. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.

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Complete the contrast

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    synonym
    Choices
    1. synonym
    2. antonym
    3. homonym
  2. Answer
    antonym
    Choices
    1. antonym
    2. synonym
    3. acronym
Complete the statement
A {0} is close in meaning to a word. An {1} is opposite in meaning to it.
Two words for two relationships. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.

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