Question

Choose the one which is nearest in meaning to
MOROSE
A) Gloomy
B) Stupid
C) Serious
D) Stern

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
We must find the meaning of morose and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of morose is ‘sullen and ill-tempered or sulky or bad-tempered’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as morose.

Option A) Gloomy - is the correct answer because the meaning of gloomy is ‘dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening or dark or shadowy’ and this is the synonym of the word morose and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option B) Stupid - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of stupid is ‘having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense or ignorant’ and this is not the synonym of morose because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Serious - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of serious is ‘important or significant or momentous’ and this is not the synonym of morose because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Stern - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of stern is ‘serious or frowning or unsmiling or severe’ and this is not the synonym of morose because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonyms of morose are gloomy, and antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of morose is cheerful. However, in the options option C and option D are synonyms of each other i.e. serious and stern are synonyms (same meaning). Option A is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word morose and other options are wrong.