Question

Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Recalled
A) Forgotten
B) Recollection
C) Rejected
D) Reminiscence

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
Let us individually analyse the answer to figure out the correct one
The meaning of the word recalled is ‘bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember or remember or think of’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word recalled.
Option A) Forgotten - is the correct answer because the meaning of forgotten is ‘unremembered’ and this is the antonym of the word recalled as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Recollection - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of recollection is ‘the action or faculty of remembering or recollecting something or memory or impression’ and this is not antonym of the word recalled. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Rejected - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of rejected is ‘dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty or turn down or decline’ and this is not antonym of the word recalled. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Reminiscence - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of reminiscence is ‘a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator or memories or recollections’ and this is not antonym of the word recalled. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of recalled is forgotten, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of recalled is forget or dissolve. Therefore, reminiscence (Option D) and recollection (Option B) are the synonyms. Thus, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.