Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-2-antonyms [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [11+](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11.md) › [Verbal Reasoning](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning.md) › [11+ Verbal Reasoning](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning.md) › Antonyms # Antonyms 11+ Verbal Reasoning, topic 2.2.2 ## Antonynms ### Antonym questions ![Antonym questions](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-06/1719a116-6cec-4ece-a87a-698ec9a0921f/Antonyms%20St1.png) ### Example ![Example](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-06/158229d0-e339-4287-a780-aaac3bcdefcf/Antonyms%20St2%20(1).png) ### What does DULL mean? ![What does DULL mean?](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/0ba3db40-5ef4-43b3-acae-95aa466471bc/grey-table-.png) - DULL means dark. - E.g. The table was a dull grey colour. ### Ramshackle ![Ramshackle](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-02/820ed89e-491c-490b-8f89-341a5810fc59/woodenhouse.jpg) - Ramshackle means badly made. - So ramshackle is NOT opposite in meaning to DULL. ### Barren ![Barren](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/17f4e9f9-19b7-4b7e-92a2-f2788ffcab3d/barren-land-.jpeg) - Barren means lifeless. Barren can also describe land that cannot produce vegetation. - So barren is NOT opposite in meaning to DULL. ### Distant ![Distant](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/black-road%20-%20Edited.jpg) - Distant means far away. - So distant is NOT opposite in meaning to DULL. ### Bright ![Bright](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-04/eb293c7a-ab94-42a6-9acb-4408d412e30b/shutterstock_122147881.jpg) - Bright means full of light. - So light is opposite in meaning to DULL. ### Answer ![Answer](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-06/84ebab64-42aa-4536-ab15-5f31880fd98d/Antonyms%20St3%20(1).png) - The antonym for DULL is bright. ## Test yourself on Antonyms - Which word means the opposite of DELICATE? - Which word means the opposite of SIMPLE? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/6cac61d4-b7cc-4359-abc6-f81a2cb7a545/section/00208f91-5fa6-49c5-bfe3-24a065ae9ce7/session) - Previous topic: [2.2.1 Synonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-1-synonyms.md) - Next topic: [2.2.3 Synonyms & Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-3-synonyms-and-antonyms.md) ## 11+ Verbal Reasoning contents ### 1 Codes - 1.1 Symbol & Number Codes - [1.1.1 Symbol & Number Codes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-1-1-symbol-and-number-codes.md) - 1.2 Alphabet Codes - Same Direction - [1.2.1 Alphabet Codes - Moving Right](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-1-alphabet-codes-moving-right.md) - [1.2.2 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-2-alphabet-codes-moving-left.md) - 1.3 Alphabet Codes - Different Directions - [1.3.1 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left & Right](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-3-1-alphabet-codes-moving-left-and-right.md) - 1.4 Alphabet Codes - Practice! - [1.4.1 Alphabet Codes - Practice!](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-4-1-alphabet-codes-practice.md) ### 2 Word Association - 2.1 Word Association - [2.1.1 Word Association](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-1-1-word-association.md) - 2.2 Synonyms & Antonyms - [2.2.1 Synonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-1-synonyms.md) - [2.2.2 Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-2-antonyms.md) - [2.2.3 Synonyms & Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-3-synonyms-and-antonyms.md) ### 3 Changing Words - 3.1 Compound Words - [3.1.1 Making Longer Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-1-making-longer-words.md) - [3.1.2 Prefixes - Recap](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-2-prefixes-recap.md) - [3.1.3 Prefixes - Recap 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-3-prefixes-recap-2.md) - [3.1.4 Compound Words & Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-4-compound-words-and-prefixes.md) - 3.2 Anagrams - [3.2.1 Rearranging Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-1-rearranging-words.md) - [3.2.2 Rearranging Words To Make Connections](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-2-rearranging-words-to-make-connections.md) - 3.3 Letter Ladders - [3.3.1 Letter Ladders](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-3-1-letter-ladders.md) ### 4 Completing Words - 4.1 Completing Words - [4.1.1 Completing Two Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-1-completing-two-words.md) - [4.1.2 Completing One Word](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-2-completing-one-word.md) - [4.1.3 Completing Many Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-3-completing-many-words.md) ### 5 Sentences - 5.1 Completing Sentences - [5.1.1 Appropriate Word Choice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-1-1-appropriate-word-choice.md) - 5.2 Hidden Words - [5.2.1 Hidden Words in Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-2-1-hidden-words-in-sentences.md) - 5.3 Syntax - [5.3.1 Organising Words in Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-3-1-organising-words-in-sentences.md)