A word which has an exact opposite meaning of another word is called antonym of that word. These two words are called antonyms of each other. Antonymss of most of the words can be created just by adding a prefix to the word. For example:
By adding prefix 'dis':
- Appear: Disappear
- Agree: Disagree
- Advantage: Disadvantage
- Belief: Disbelief
- Continue: Discontinue
- Honest: Dishonest
- Qualified: Disqualified
By adding prefix 'in':
- Accurate: Inaccurate
- Effective: Ineffective
- Decent: Indecent
- Discreet: Indiscreet
- Formal: Informal
- Regular: Irregular
- Dependent: Independent
- Compatible: Incompatible
- Complete: Incomplete
- Visible: Invisible
By adding prefix 'im':
- Balance: Imbalance
- Mature: Immature
- Mobile: Immobile
- Movable: Immovable
- Measurable: Immeasurable
By adding prefix 'mis':
- Conduct: Misconduct
- Behave: Misbehave
- Interpret: Misinterpret
- Lead: Mislead
- Trust: Mistrust
- Use: Misuse
By adding prefix 'non':
- Payment: Nonpayment
- Sense: Nonsense
- Fiction: Nonfiction
- Living: Nonliving
- Poisonous: Nonpoisonous
- Renewable: Nonrenewable
- Resident: Nonresident
- Stop: Nonstop
By adding prefix 'un':
- Authorized: Unauthorized
- Available: Unavailable
- Conscious: Unconscious
- Foreseen: Unforeseen
- Faithful: Unfaithful
- Necessary: Unnecessary
By adding prefix 'ir':
- Regular: Irregular
- Relevant: Irrelevant
- Replaceable: Irreplaceable
- Rational: Irrational
- Responsible: Irresponsible
In this type of verbal ability questions, you are required to choose one word which is the exact opposite of the given word.
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