Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
HIDEOUS
A. Secret
B. Loathsome
C. Dislike
D. Hidden

Answer 1

Hint:Hideous means extremely ugly, extremely unpleasant. She looked up to find both hideous beasts staring at her, drooling.
We have to choose the synonym. A synonym is a word that means the same as the word of which we are asked to find the synonym.

Complete answer:
Option A) Secret - This is an incorrect option because Secret means something unknown. It is said when one is hiding something. This word does not mean anything close to the word hideous. Thus, option A is incorrect.

Option B) Loathsome - means extremely unpleasant. Something that is not good to see. Yes, this meaning matches with our given word. However, we should look at all the options to see if there is a more appropriate option.

Option C) Dislike – This is an incorrect option because dislike means not liking something/ someone, feeling of distaste or hostility. This is unrelated to the given word and thus, option C is incorrect.

Option D) Hidden – This is an incorrect option because Hidden means something which is not known, kept out of sight; concealed. This is not similar in meaning to the given word. Hence option D is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘B’.

Note: This is a straightforward question with an easy answer. To avoid making errors, consider the meaning of each option, and see if it matches the word given in the question. Antonyms are opposite in meaning. The antonym of hideous is beautiful, pleasant. Thus, option B is the correct answer.