Question

Choose the antonym of the word given below: Quit

A) Remain

B) Depart

C) Leave

D) Abandon

Answer 1

Hint: Quit refers to abandon or vacate a place permanently.

Complete solution:

Quit also refers to giving up an action or behavior. Example- He gave up smoking.

But we will be using quit in a different sense, based on the above-given question-

Example- He quit his penthouse apartment last week. Here, you can see that the man had left his apartment last week.

Now, let’s examine the given options-

Remain- It means to continue living or existing in a particular area.

Example- The remains of the temple still exist here.

Depart- It refers to setting out to begin a journey.

Example- The Smith’s departed for their trip.

Leave- It means to vacate from a place or situation.

Example- He left us alone in the restaurant.

Abandon- It means to leave someone or something without care and protection.

Example- Their father had abandoned them when they were young.

The correct answer is Option A- Remain, because remain means to continue existing in a place, whereas Quit refers to abandoning the place.

Note: Both Remain and Quit has several meanings, but we are looking at one aspect; that is to live or abandon a place.