Question

Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Moisture
a. Wetness
b. Dryness
c. Dampness
d. Roughness

Answer 1

Hint: In this case, we must find a word whose meaning is completely different than that of ‘moisture’.

Complete step by step answer:
Words that are opposite in meaning to each other are also known as antonyms. Anything that is opposite differs in its meaning completely from the given word. If the word is fiasco, its opposite would be a word that means the accomplishment of a given aim or objective i.e., success. Similarly, if the word is divide which means to separate and cause to disagree, its opposite word would be unite.
In the given question, the word is ‘moisture’. The meaning of moisture is a small amount of wetness. Now, that we know what the word means, we must find a word whose meaning is the opposite of ‘moisture’.
For this purpose, we shall consider the options given above.

Option ‘a’ wetness means to be saturated with water or some other liquid.

Option ‘b’ dryness means absence of moisture or wetness.

Option ‘c’ dampness is the state of being slightly wet.

Option ‘d’ roughness means having an irregular surface.

Out of all the given options, only option ‘b’ dryness means the opposite of moisture. Therefore, option ‘b’ dryness is the correct answer.

Note: Let us consider the problematic areas of this question. If you misread antonym as synonym, you may end up selecting option ‘a’ or option ‘c’ as the correct answer. To prevent this, you must understand the directive given in the question carefully.