Opposite words exercise

Complete the following sentences using a word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

1. The surgery ……………………… his pain, but the injection alleviated it.

2. The change in him was …………………….. It was not sudden.

3. Both of them had agreed to come but ……………………. of them actually turned up.

4. This painting is not original. It is a ………………………….

5. Meetings are joyful but ………………………. are painful.

6. Nobody likes to be blamed, but everybody likes to be …………………………
7. If you sow the wind, you shall ……………………….. the whirlwind.

8. Want of knowledge is known as ……………………..

9. Love is a virtue whereas hatred is a ………………………

10. The like poles of a magnet ………………….. while unlike poles attract.

Answers

1. The surgery aggravated his pain, but the injection alleviated it.

2. The change in him was gradual. It was not sudden.

3. Both of them had agreed to come but neither of them actually turned up.

4. This painting is not original. It is a duplicate.

5. Meetings are joyful but partings are painful.

6. Nobody likes to be blamed, but everybody likes to be praised.

7. If you sow the wind, you shall reap the whirlwind.

8. Want of knowledge is known as ignorance.

9. Love is a virtue whereas hatred is a vice.

10. The like poles of a magnet repel while unlike poles attract.