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Synonyms worksheet

December 15, 2016 - pdf

In each of the following sentences replace the underlined word with another word that means the same. Choose your answers from the given options.

(insensitive, commencement, at odds, crippled, unnoticeable, unruly, unjustifiable, provoked, suspicious, inconclusive)

1. Memorial Day marks the inception of summer for most people.

2. A leg injury incapacitated the athlete for the season.

3. She gave me an incredulous glance.

4. The result of the race was indecisive and we had to run it again.

5. Your purchase of a mink coat was an indefensible waste of money.

6. The dictator’s cruel decree incited the people to open rebellion.

7. That raucous voice is incompatible with her fragile looks.

8. It was inconsiderate of him to play the music so loud.

9. The film star preferred to remain inconspicuous by wearing a very simple outfit.

10. The incorrigible boy was in and out of reform school for years.

Answers

1. Memorial Day marks the commencement of summer for most people.

2. A leg injury crippled the athlete for the season.

3. She gave me a suspicious glance.

4. The result of the race was inconclusive and we had to run it again.

5. Your purchase of a mink coat was an unjustifiable waste of money.

6. The dictator’s cruel decree provoked the people to open rebellion.

7. That raucous voice is at odds with her fragile looks.

8. It was insensitive of him to play the music so loud.

9. The film star preferred to remain unnoticeable by wearing a very simple outfit.

10. The unruly boy was in and out of reform school for years.

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