Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Quantity, Variety, Regularity, and Size - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

"Several" means a number of, but more than a couple.

"Crowded" means full or packed.

"Whole" and "entire" have the same meaning.

"Pair" can replace "couple" to maintain the same meaning.

"Sole" means only, so "only" would be the best answer. "Many" is an antonym, or opposite, of "sole."

"Together" means with certain specified people or_collaboratively_. "Jointly" is our best answer choice, because it also means collaboratively and could describe people working together on a task.

Someone who is "gaunt" is thin and unhealthy, so "very thin" is the correct answer.

"Numerous" means many. For example: There were numerous ants crawling over the sandwich. "Few" is an antonym to "numerous."

"Massive" and "gigantic" both refer to something having a very large size. The other words describe quantities not sizes.

The words "frequent" and "regular" are synonymous. They are used to refer to something that happens often. Although some of the other words also refer the rate at which something happens, they are not as closely related as the words "frequent" and "regular."

"Solitary" is an adjective that means "done or existing alone," or when describing a place, "secluded or isolated." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "done alone" or "secluded." "Escorted" may look like a good answer, but "escorted" means "accompanied somewhere, especially for protection or security, or as a mark of rank." Because "escorted" means the opposite of "solitary," it cannot be the correct answer. "Unaccompanied," however, means "having no companion or escort." Because "unaccompanied" is closest in meaning to "solitary," "unaccompanied" is the correct answer.

Enormous can be substituted in for vast to maintain a similar meaning.

"Meager" is an adjective that means "lacking in quantity or quality," and used to refer to something provided or available. So, we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "lacking." While "sufficient" might look like a potentially correct answer, "sufficient" means "enough" or "adequate," "sufficient" is an opposite of "lacking," so it can't be the correct answer. "Paltry," however, is an adjective that means "small or meager" and is used to describe amounts. Since "paltry" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "meager," "paltry" is the correct answer.

"Large" could replace "substantial" to maintain the meaning of the sentence.

“Uniform,” when used as an adjective, means “not changing in form or character; remaining the same,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “not changing” or “similar to others.” That means that “varying” cannot be the correct answer, because when used as an adjective, “varying” means “differing in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “uniform.” “Consistent,” however, is an adjective that refers to a person, behavior, or process, and means “unchanging over a period of time,” and because “consistent” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “uniform,” “consistent” is the correct answer.

"Vast" means large; Small is the opposite; Dangerous means the potential to cause harm; Slow means moving at a low speed; and Invisible means not able to be seen.

"Total" means entire or complete.

"Tiny" means extremely small.

"Distinct" means separate, individual,or not together, so "separate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "distinct": "abolish" means get rid of a rule, law, or custom; "confirm" means agree that something is true or provide evidence that demonstrates that something is true; "raze" means destroy; and "opaque" means solid or unable to be seen through.