Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the italicized word:
The dinner set she presented to me was durable enough.
A) Worn out
B) Fragile
C) Light
D) Resistant

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word durable is ‘able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing or long lasting or heavy-duty’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word durable.
Option A) Worn out - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of worn out is ‘extremely tired; exhausted or fatigued or weary’ and this is not antonym of the word durable. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Fragile - is the correct answer because the meaning of fragile is ‘thing can be easily broken or damaged or brittle or breakable’ and this is the antonym of the word cognizance as they have different meaning, or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Light - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of light is ‘bright or sunny or not heavy’ and this is not antonym of the word durable. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Resistant - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of resistant is ‘resisting something or someone’ and this is not antonym of the word durable. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ B’.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of durable is fragile, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of durable is long-lasting or tough. Thus, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.