Antonyms Quiz #1

Guess the antonyms of these words.

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First submitted	August 30, 2011
Times taken	248,747
Average score	74.1%
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Word	Antonym
Yin	Yang
Transparent	Opaque
Occidental	Oriental
Black	White
Implicit	Explicit
Figurative	Literal
Masculine	Feminine
Poetry	Prose
Automatic	Manual

Word	Antonym
Digital	Analog
Add	Subtract
Antonym	Synonym
Suffix	Prefix
Day	Night
Protagonist	Antagonist
Zenith	Nadir
Nocturnal	Diurnal
Optimist	Pessimist

Word	Antonym
Plural	Singular
Urban	Rural
Wane	Wax
Maximum	Minimum
Drunk	Sober
Export	Import
Sequel	Prequel
Ancestor	Descendant
Microcosm	Macrocosm

+75

Level 68

Sep 18, 2013

never heard of macrocosm...just tried it.

+14

Level 73

Apr 19, 2018

I thought the last two were the hardest. I tried successor, progeny, posterity, children, etc., before I got around to descendant.

Level 65

Dec 7, 2018

Yes I tried child, children, heir, offspring, even spawn. Couldnt think of more english words meaning children of your bloodline that come after you. (Well not come after you haha)

I think atleast offspring should be allowed

Edit; and after looking it up (heard of posterity, not sure about progeny, but either way not sure about the exact definition) posyerity and progeny should be allowed too.

All three all listed as synonyms to descendant

+10

Level 66

Jul 20, 2021

Posterity? has nothing to do genetics. All the other words you suggest refer to the people of whom you are a parent. Only descendant refers to the people of whom you are an ancestor. Only descendant is the correct answer.

Level 22

Apr 14, 2023

Offspring is also someone after someone in one's genetic line...

Level 45

Feb 12, 2020

me too

Level 51

Apr 7, 2020

Descendant was one of the first ones I answered.

Level 27

Jan 16, 2022

I also had never heard of a microcosm, I just wondered whether the answer might be macrocosm XD

Level 54

Nov 9, 2022

Me too!

Level 47

Mar 14, 2023

i think that applies to everybody lol

Level 22

Apr 14, 2023

Heard of microcosm; just know macro is opposite of micro

Level 47

Jul 21, 2023

It's a damn good Rings of Saturn song.

+10

Level 60

Sep 18, 2013

Zenith/nadir is one of the very things I remember from my college astronomy class. LOL

Level 18

Mar 3, 2021

I had no idea what nadir meant but i guessed it

and im not even in high school

Level 48

May 24, 2021

Exactly the same case for me!! I haven't heard either word since but instantly got the answer

Level 22

Apr 14, 2023

Ha, I learned it from Magic: The Gathering

Level 12

Sep 18, 2013

78%.

Never heard of some of these terms.

Level 28

Oct 1, 2013

Perhaps standard can also work for the opposite of automatic

Level 44

May 5, 2019

Yes. I thought the same thing.

Level 71

Feb 13, 2020

Thats not really an antonym. In cars a "standard" transmission was just the way cars worked before the automatic transmission was invented. In this case standard just means "the normal way of doing things". you could argue that nowadays an automatic transmission is more "standard" but the name has stuck. So, the opposite of automatic is still manual, not standard.

Level 22

Apr 14, 2023

No, standard isn't an opposite. Even in cars it's not. It just refers to the default setting that used to be in cars.

+17

Level 58

Oct 25, 2013

Progeny should really be accepted as an antonym for ancestor.

Level 48

Oct 30, 2013

agreed

Level 43

Nov 8, 2013

yes, should be!

Level 82

Mar 25, 2014

agree (1,000) This was my first thought as well.

+10

Level 37

Aug 12, 2014

Descendant is the perfect choice. Progeny is not as strong. For one it rarely ever takes the plural. When referring to more than one, you would still say "my progeny." Secondly, in usage it's far more academic than descendant. Ancestor is a fairly casual word. Similarly is descendant. You would casually say "the descendants of Thomas Jefferson." "The progeny of Thomas Jefferson" not so much. Definition alone does not make it an antonym. The antonym for "large" is not "little" but "small."

Level 69

Jun 16, 2016

You both make good points but I think the reason progeny doesn't work is much simpler than that: it's just number agreement. Ancestor is singular. Progeny is both the singular AND the plural form of the word, and so it's just not a grammatical fit.

Level 24

Dec 15, 2013

I think the antonym 'provincial' should also be accepted for 'urban' (when talking about a person). And maybe 'kin' for 'ancestor' and 'remove' for 'add'.

+10

Level 56

May 2, 2019

kin definitely isn't the antonym of ancestor, kin is just anyone who's related to you

Level 67

Jun 11, 2019

kith and kin are antonyms, pretty much made for each other

Level 42

Feb 14, 2014

can you add "dayturnal" for diurnal? thanks!

i kid i kid.....

but seriously. i tried it.

Level 70

Apr 28, 2014

I did too! Then I remembered diurnal :)

Level 68

Mar 14, 2014

Darn, I kept retyping "remove" and "withdraw" for "add"... never even thought of subtract.

Level 48

Apr 2, 2014

I think "single" should work for "plural"

Level 69

Jun 16, 2016

Single would be the antonym of multiple.

+12

Level 22

Nov 12, 2017

Or the antonym of married

+19

Level 59

Apr 27, 2020

Or a synonym for me.

Level 55

Mar 11, 2021

Same

+14

Level 48

Apr 14, 2014

In art, an antonym for 'figurative' would be 'abstract'. Shouldn't that one work as well?

Level 85

May 2, 2014

Agreed. I kept trying abstract... it should definitely be accepted, since the clue is vague.

Level 44

Jan 12, 2016

I agree with that too.

Level 58

Oct 10, 2016

Me too.

Level 59

Apr 23, 2018

that's what I did too.

Level 65

May 2, 2019

Level 41

May 14, 2014

Could you please also accept "rustic" as the opposite of "urban"? Thank you.

+11

Level 69

Jun 16, 2016

...that's not even close.

Level 61

Oct 16, 2018

look at the definition, he/she is right.

Level 65

Jul 13, 2019

I think suburban, country and pagan (the original meaning) i meant to say rural, it just didnt surface

Level 45

Jun 25, 2014

Got them all with 3:40 left.

Level 45

Aug 1, 2014

4:07 this time around, feeling great!

Level 83

Jan 9, 2016

I did almost as well but I got hung up on zenith thinking the antonym was azimuth.. finally I figured out I wasn't spelling it wrong and the answer was something else. Then it came to me.

Level 68

Aug 28, 2016

Got all except zenith. Nice quiz.

Level 27

Mar 11, 2015

I really liked having antonym as one of the things to find the antonym for. Great quiz!

Level 57

Jul 12, 2015

Why can I never remember the antonym for Zenith?!! So annoying.

Level 74

Aug 23, 2017

You think that's bad? You ain't seen nadir yet ... seriously, that's how I remember which one is which

Level 71

Jan 9, 2021

Yep, same. Would've gotten them all, but nadir eluded me.

Level 69

Sep 26, 2015

A 5-star quiz!!!

Level 22

Dec 22, 2015

How do you add pictures to quizzes?

Level 65

Jan 9, 2016

QM chooses quizzes to feature and adds the picture himself.

Level 65

Jan 9, 2016

I got them all with 3 minutes left except for diurnal.

Level 55

Jan 11, 2016

Am I the only one who tried spelling "opaque" with a 'g' instead of a 'q'? How embarrassing!

Level 69

Jun 16, 2016

I knew how to spell opaque, but I just found out about six months ago that I've been *pronouncing* it wrong my entire lifetime! And I'm WELL over 40. Derp.

Level 45

May 4, 2019

I did first too then switched it when it wasn't accepted :p

Level 42

Jan 11, 2016

Tool - sober ;)

Level 63

Jan 22, 2016

Obscure for transparent?

Level 58

Apr 30, 2018

I second this.

Level 46

Feb 1, 2016

Progeny should work!!!!!

Level 69

Jun 16, 2016

Please scroll up and read the discussion on why progeny doesn't work.

Level 43

Mar 25, 2016

I got 16. Is that ok for someone whose first language isn't english? :/

Level 69

Jun 16, 2016

I, personally, think that sounds great! Some of these are *really* hard, and besides, antonyms are getting into some advanced language skills. Plus here you are practicing your skills by taking these quizzes, so I say awesome work!

Level 71

Jun 19, 2016

I think that is terrific, I am always in awe of how well some people can manage English as a second (sometimes third) language.

Level 65

Dec 7, 2018

Just curious; how/when is something your second or third language?

When you know several language besides your native tongue. (Random, or the one you happen to better at? Or something else?)

Or is it only called second language when you have actually been raised in more than one language (like an english mother and a french father, just to give an example)

Would make sense... because then you say MY second language (not that you own it, but is is more your own than when, say, you learned another language at 30)

You see, english isnt my first language? I know the words, and the meaning of them, but that doesnt allways mean you know what is meant by them ;)

Level 76

May 2, 2019

Usually, your first language is the one you were actually raised speaking. And yes, that does mean it's possible to have more than one first language, if you were raised in a household that spoke multiple languages. A second/third/etc. language would be one that you learned later in life, after you already knew how to speak your first language(s).

Level 65

Jul 13, 2019

I think my point was if you know like 3,4,5+ languages when is something your second language (when you have only been raised with one), how do you decide which one is your second language. First is obvious.

Level 47

Apr 15, 2016

for urban put remote area

+12

Level 71

Oct 12, 2016

A little table by my armchair is my remote area.

Level 65

Jul 13, 2019

it is remote when you cant reach is. Like when your remote is lying by the television instead of on your couch.. (or wherever you are sitting) I hate it when people move my remote.,.

Level 70

May 29, 2017

thats two words?

Level 46

Sep 5, 2016

I think progeny should be accepted

Level 51

Mar 3, 2017

See discussion above.

Level 38

Sep 18, 2016

Done this one four times (coz it's useful and fun). Always get stuck on diurnal, though i got nadir this time.

Level 67

Jan 15, 2017

100% with 2:12 left. I'm da man!! :-)

Level 73

Mar 14, 2017

For some reason, I never put together "oriental" as literally meaning "eastern." I just thought of orient in the sense of the verb, i.e. to right one's sense of direction.

Level 65

Dec 7, 2018

Isnt that orientate? (That what it would translate to from dutch orienteren. Not that there arent exceptions to certain rules. Language can be a strange thing)

Level 65

Nov 23, 2022

It dates back to medieval maps, who put the east (Jerusalem) up. Hence "orienting" a map.

Level 76

Aug 23, 2017

Not sure I agree with the antonym of protagonist, regardless of what any dictionary or thesaurus will tell you. A protagonist is defined as the main character in a story, while antagonist describes an opponent. However, in a story you can have two protagonists who happen to fight against each other, i.e. becoming antagonists to each other (think the battle between your personal angel and devil). The opposite of protagonist for me would be every other (supporting) character that is not "main" - much like in a film where you have main actors (standing for the main character) and supporting actors (for supporting characters).

Level 22

Nov 12, 2017

I would'nnt call supporting actors the opposite of lead actors...

Level 22

Nov 12, 2017

Is prose really the opposite of poetry....? Is it really? Really....? I mean I guessed it but still...I don't agree.

Level 41

Apr 12, 2018

If I say “I am starving” when I am very hungry it can be a “fact” even though I don’t mean it “literally”.

Level 3

Jun 21, 2018

Personally, I think the quiz is great! 👍 But I got a near perfect score so naturally, I am biased! 😉 As the Quizmaster states ... the definitions sought are very specific and a word that is "close" cannot be considered to be the correct answer! In any case, this is a great opportunity to learn something new! Right? Right! :)

Level 22

Aug 30, 2018

Interesting quiz but poetry and prose are not antonyms. Poetry can be written in verse but also in prose. You could argue that verse poetry is the opposite of prose poetry, but not that poetry and prose are antonyms.

Level 76

Oct 3, 2018

Oddly appropriate that "nadir" is the least-guessed answer.

Level 37

Oct 12, 2018

^ Strangely enough, I have no problem with Nadir. My problem is Zenith; I'm always tempted to put "Acme" or "Apex" instead.

Level 65

Mar 13, 2019

I cant believe so many people got Nadir incorrect.

Level 62

Apr 19, 2019

Could you add "minus" as an answer for subtract, it was the first one I thought of.

Level 65

Jul 13, 2019

minus sort of pairs with plus

Level 67

May 2, 2019

100%, but had a brain fade on "automatic" for about 30 seconds. Still got there with 2:37 left

Level 67

May 2, 2019

"Remove" should be accepted as an antonym of "add".

Level 67

Oct 17, 2019

Missed diurnal and nadir

Level 67

Feb 13, 2020

I always miss them

Level 43

Dec 1, 2019

I would have thought that a poem could be written in prose, at the poet's discretion? Surely the opposite of 'prose' would be 'verse'?

Level 45

Feb 12, 2020

All of these were easy except zenith.

Level 60

Feb 23, 2020

I think "abstract" should be accepted for "figurative" as well as "remove" for "add".

Level 67

Apr 3, 2020

4:06 remaining

Level 59

May 4, 2020

Did anyone else try 'real' for the opposite of 'digital'?

Level 57

Dec 2, 2020

Only you! :D

Level 76

Jun 3, 2020

I think the quiz should just be updated to use "addition" and "subtraction". Add definitely has a few words that could be considered legitimate antonyms.

Level 66

Jul 20, 2021

Add and subtract are verbs. Addition and subtraction are nouns. Same same only different.

Level 76

Sep 22, 2021

"Remove" is just as much an antonym for "add" as anything else. I'll add a Cobb salad to my order. I'll remove the Cobb salad from my order. I don't think addition promotes the same level of confusion.

Level 36

Sep 15, 2020

COME ON!!!!!!!!! the opposite of digital is physical because you can have something digitally stored or something physically stored. It should have said that it was a clock.

Level 42

Sep 20, 2020

please accept single for singular

Level 32

Nov 3, 2020

occidental and oriental almost got me cold

Level 57

Dec 2, 2020

What about "increase" or "grow" as antonyms of wane?

Level 63

May 3, 2021

There is no indication that digital is a clock, it could be anything

Level 57

Jun 27, 2021

I got so desperate that for urban I tried midwest.

Level 67

Jul 20, 2021

Can you accept "physical" as an antonym for digital? With stuff like music or video games, for example, you can either have a digital copy or a physical copy.

Level 66

Jul 20, 2021

I think digital means something that is operated by a binary code (ie digits). Analogue means something that works by an organic or mechanic sequence. The antonym of physical is imaginary.

Level 67

Jul 21, 2021

I'm not arguing that analog is wrong, I just think physical should be accepted as well. Yes, words like "imaginary" or "abstract" can be antonyms of physical in many contexts, but not in the context I brought up with owning a copy of whatever media.

Level 69

Aug 2, 2021

I tried macrocosm out of desperation after trying several far more common antonyms of microcosm: cosmos; universe; ecosystem.

Level 61

Sep 10, 2021

got all except for "prose" never heard of it before

Level 65

Oct 11, 2021

I tried desperately to type in substract... and realized afterwards that you don't have the double "s" in english like we do in most romance languages.

Level 42

Nov 29, 2021

I feel so dumb for missing opaque, especially considering it was the only one I missed.

Level 18

Jan 16, 2022

The only one I missed was subtract. I spelt it wrong (substract)

Level 23

Jan 29, 2022

Got 8. I'm proud of myself (I'm 13 years old finnish boy).

Level 33

Sep 2, 2022

I got all of them being 9 years old

Level 24

May 13, 2022

Yeah that was easier

Level 16

Jun 13, 2022

100% 2:58

Level 57

Aug 4, 2022

You should accept physical as an antonym for digital — it’s not very clear what exactly digital is referring to. The opposite of a digital copy of something would be a physical copy.

Level 38

Oct 7, 2022

I wrote ''antonym'' and it wasn't right :

Level 65

Nov 23, 2022

"Good" should be a valid antonym to "sequel". It's very rare a sequel to a movie is good !

Level 50

Jul 31, 2023

can progeny be accepted for ancestor?

Level 55

Nov 14, 2023

only got diurnal from a tiktok saying "you won't guess the antonym of the last word" and nocturnal was the last one

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