11+ questions often use several words from the same family. The winning answer is the word with the closest strength and tone.
Angerannoyed → irritated → angry → furious → enragedThe arrow shows increasing strength.
Happinesscontent → pleased → happy → delighted → ecstaticContent is calm satisfaction; ecstatic is extreme joy.
Sadnessunhappy → sad → miserable → melancholy → depressedMelancholy is thoughtful, lasting sadness.
Fearuneasy → nervous → anxious → frightened → terrifiedAnxious often includes worry about what may happen.
Sizesmall → little → tiny → minute → microscopic → infinitesimalMinute here means extremely small, not sixty seconds.
Large sizelarge → huge → enormous → gigantic → colossal → gargantuanGargantuan and colossal are much stronger than large.
Speedsteady → quick → swift → rapid → hasty → franticHasty may imply too little care; frantic suggests panic.
Slownessunhurried → leisurely → sluggish → plodding → crawlingSluggish suggests low energy as well as slowness.
Hungerpeckish → hungry → ravenous → famished → starvingPeckish means slightly hungry.
Wetnessdamp → moist → wet → soggy → saturated → drenchedSaturated and drenched mean completely wet.
Qualityacceptable → good → impressive → excellent → exceptional → outstandingExceptional means unusually good, not merely satisfactory.
Difficultyawkward → difficult → demanding → arduous → gruellingArduous and gruelling suggest sustained effort.
Intelligencebright → clever → intelligent → brilliant → ingeniousIngenious often describes a clever idea or invention.
Noisequiet → audible → loud → deafeningDeafening is so loud that hearing becomes difficult.
Lightdim → faint → bright → brilliant → dazzlingDazzling is intensely bright.
Positive, neutral and negative tone
| Positive | Neutral | Negative |
|---|
| slender | thin | skinny |
| confident | certain | arrogant |
| economical | careful with money | stingy |
| determined | firm | stubborn |
| curious | interested | nosy |