Question

Choose the option which means the opposite of the given word:
Husbandry
(a)Carelessness
(b)Friction
(c)Cowardice
(d)Gluttony

Answer 1

Hint: Try to recall the meaning of the given word. Go through the options, figure out what each of them means and choose the one which is the most dissimilar in meaning to the given word. You can use the elimination method to eliminate the undesired answers.
Complete answer: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other. In the given question, the word ‘husbandry’ refers to the careful use of money, food, supplies, etc.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a), 'carelessness', refers to ‘the quality of not being careful or taking pains.’ Therefore, option (a) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘husbandry’.
Option (b), ‘friction', refers to a state of conflict between persons.’Therefore, option (b) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘husbandry’.
Option (c), ‘cowardice', refers to ‘the trait of lacking courage.’Therefore, option (c) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘husbandry’.
Option (d), ‘gluttony', refers to ‘habitual eating to excess.’Therefore, option (d) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘husbandry’.

Note: Sometimes the given options in a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word do not exactly mean the opposite of the given word. If this happens, we have to select the option which is the closest to being the antonym to the meaning of the word in the question.