Question

Choose the option which means opposite of the given word.
Progress
a. Reversion
b. Advance
c. Movement
d. Silence
e. Conformity

Answer 1

Hint: Progress means to move forward or to show improved results. It is synonymous to words such as development or advancement.

Complete answer: Let us look at a few examples of opposites before answering the word in question.
Let us take the word Asleep. To be asleep means to be sleeping. When we are not sleeping, we are awake. We can do a lot of activities when we are awake while our body is in complete rest-mode when we are sleeping. Therefore, the opposite of the word Asleep is Awake.
Now, let us take the word Legal. Something which is legal is approved of by the law. It is legal to adopt children in India. Nobody is put in prison for doing something legal. The opposite of legal is illegal. Something which is illegal cannot be carried out. Illegal things are not approved of by the law. Doing illegal things will put you in prison. Legal and Illegal are opposites of each other.
Similarly, let us look at the given word: Progress. Progress means advancement. The opposite of progress is reversion. Reversion is used when something goes back to its original position, that is, there has been no progress. Thus, the correct answer is option a.

Note: While a lot of opposites begin with the prefix -un, -il, -non, etc., it is not so for all the words. For example, fortunate-unfortunate, legal-illegal, etc. However, there are some opposites like hot-cold, poor-rich. Opposites are also called antonyms in the English language. Antonyms can be studied in a book called thesaurus.