Question

Choose the appropriate synonym for the given word.
Ghastly
A) Useless
B) Unholy
C) Horrible
D) Mean

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms refer to two or more words that have the same meaning or similar meanings. For e.g. useless and futile, both the words mean ‘unnecessary’. One can learn about the different synonyms of various words in a special type of dictionary called ‘thesaurus’.

Complete answer:
The word ‘ghastly’ is an adjective and it refers to something that causes great horror or fear. We need to check the options for a word that means the same as or similar to ‘ghastly’.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Useless – It refers to something that is unnecessary, futile or pointless. For e.g. It is useless arguing with her. It does not mean the same as ‘ghastly’. Thus, this option is incorrect.
Option B) Unholy – It refers to an action that is wicked, evil or sinful. For e.g. It is very unholy of you to act this way. This word has a different meaning from the word ‘ghastly’. Thus, it is a wrong option.
Option C) Horrible – It refers to something that causes horror, or fear or shock. For e.g. It was a horrible massacre that took place here. This word has the exact same meaning as ‘ghastly’. Such words are called synonyms of one another. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Option D) Mean – It refers to a person or an act that is unkind, spiteful or miserly. For e.g., I think it is mean not to give a tip to the waiter. This word is not the correct synonym of ‘ghastly’. Therefore, it is also an incorrect option.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (C) i.e, Horrible.

Note: Some other synonyms of the word ‘ghastly’ are; terrible, frightful, grim, awful etc. The word ‘ghastly’ also means ‘objectionable, unpleasant or bad’. For e.g. It was ghastly weather yesterday. It is also used to indicate an extremely unwell condition of a person i.e. sick or nauseous.