Antonyms Quiz #1

never heard of macrocosm...just tried it.

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

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

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

agreed

I agree, but I think your reasons are incorrect. The first is irrelevant and the second is not really true. Actually, progeny was my first answer, too. But when I looked at several definitions - I saw progeny referring to just one generation of offspring, where ancestors can include many generations. Descendants can also include many generations. But progeny: just one. So it's not the opposite. It's not entirely obvious, though, because the same sources that define progeny as one generation of offspring and descendants as any number of generations . . . .will also list descendants and progeny as synonyms. Two words that are true synonyms to each other would both be antonyms to the same word(s). For example, little is indeed an antonym of both large and big. Similarly, small is an antonym of both words.

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.

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

I think "single" should work for "plural"

Single would be the antonym of multiple.

Or the antonym of married

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

Me too.

that's what I did too.

...that's not even close.

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

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

A 5-star quiz!!!

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.

I second this.

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

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

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!

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 ;)

I think progeny should be accepted

See discussion above.

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

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

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)

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

Can the original quizmaker be forced to review this quiz please? People are making suggestions EVERYWHERE but the Quizmaster seems to be ignoring everyone. For example - the antonym for "figurative" - as far as I'm concerned - is factual. Literal works too, but both should really work.

The quiz is perfect the way it is! Please do not accommodate the whiners. You either know something or you don't. If you know, then good for you. If you don't, then you may learn something by seeing the correct answers.

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

3:29 left. What the heck is "nadir"? I thought the opposite of zenith was horizon.

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

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! :)

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.

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