Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the italicized word :
The room was filled with a delicious odor.
a)Bitter
b)Memorable
c)Strange
d)unpalatable

Answer 1

Hint: To be able to distinguish between the given words, the meanings of the given word, and the options must be known or found out.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The given word, “delicious” is an adjective used to describe something that is mouth-watering, tasty. All the given options are adjectives as well. Option a, “bitter” acidic or pungent, it is quite near the opposite of the given word but not really, so cannot be an antonym, hence it is an incorrect choice. Option b, “memorable” is an adjective used to describe something that is worth remembering, which has no relevance in the given context, it also is an incorrect option. Option c, strange, is an adjective used to describe something really peculiar or out of the ordinary, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence is an incorrect option. Option d, unpalatable, is an adjective used to describe something unpleasant or off-putting or unappetizing, which is clearly the opposite of the given word, it is the correct option. Clearly, all the given options, other than option d, unpalatable, are more or less irrelevant to the given word. We are asked to determine the antonym, meaning a word that is opposite in meaning as the given word. Clearly, option d, is the correct answer.

Note: The most important part of solving this question would be to know the meanings of the given word and the options that follow. Here, some confusion might arise between the words “bitter” and “unpalatable”, if one is not clear about the meaning of the latter.