Question

Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Worried
A) Untroubled
B) Upset
C) Afraid
D) Anxious

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:
The meaning of the word worried is ‘anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems or anxious’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word worried.

Option A) Untroubled - is the correct answer because the meaning of untroubled is ‘‘not feeling, showing, or affected by anxiety or problems or unworried’ and this is the antonym of the word worried as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option B) Upset - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of upset is ‘make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried or disturb or discompose’ and this is not antonym of the word worried. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Afraid - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of afraid is ‘feeling fear or anxiety; frightened or terrified or fearful’ and this is not antonym of the word worried. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Anxious- is an incorrect answer because the meaning of anxious is ‘greatly worried or uneasiness’ and this is not antonym of the word worried. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ A’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of worried are untroubled and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of worried is anxious or disturbed (Option D). Thus, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as other options do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.