A synonym is a word that means something similar to another word. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Underline the SYNONYMS and check your answers with the key. You may use a standard dictionary.
1. Innate (adj.): inborn / acquired
2. Inner (adj.): outer / inside
3. Innocence (n.): harmlessness / guilt
4. Innocent (adj.): guilty / blameless
5. Innocuous (adj.): harmless / harmful
6. Innovative (adj.): conservative / daring
7. Inoffensive (adj.): harmless / offensive
8. Inoperative (adj.): operative / defective
9. Inordinate (adj.): excessive / moderate
10. Input (v.): output / insert
11. Insane (adj.): sane / crazy
12. Insanity (n.): delirium / sanity
13. Inscrutable (adj.): clear / baffling
14. Insecure (adj.): confident / anxious
15. Insensitive (adj.): immune / sensitive
16. Inseparable (adj.): separable / close
17. Inside (n.): outside / interior
18. Insidious (adj.): crafty / direct
19. Insignificant (adj.): significant / irrelevant
20. Insincere (adj.): devious / sincere
21. Insipid (adj.): tasty / bland
22. Insolent (adj.): abusive / polite
23. Insoluble (adj.): explicable / baffling
24. Insolvency (n.): bankruptcy / solvency
25. Insolvent (adj.): solvent / bankrupt
26. Inspired (adj.): dazzling / uninspired
27. Inspiring (adj.): uninspiring / encouraging
28. Instability (n.): frailty / stability
29. Instant (adj.): slow / fast
30. Instinctive (adj.): gut / deliberate
Key
1. inborn
2. inside
3. harmlessness
4. blameless
5. harmless
6. daring
7. harmless
8. defective
9. excessive
10. insert
11. crazy
12. delirium
13. baffling
14. anxious
15. immune
16. close
17. interior
18. crafty
19. irrelevant
20. devious
21. bland
22. abusive
23. baffling
24. bankruptcy
25. bankrupt
26. dazzling
27. encouraging
28. frailty
29. fast
30. gut
Rating
10 – 15 Correct: Good
16 – 20 Correct: Excellent
21 – 30 Correct: Exceptional