Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word :
Height
a)Length
b)Depth
c)Width
d)Breadth

Answer 1

Hint: A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the given word, are opposite words. These words are generally called Antonyms.

Complete step by step answer:

 Any word which has an opposite meaning to a different word is its antonym. For example, "good" is the opposite of "bad". While finding a word's antonym, we have to keep certain things in mind, such as, there are many words whose opposite can be found out by simply putting “im” or “un” as their prefix, for example, opposite of “able” is “unable”, “likely” is “unlikely”, “fortunate” is “unfortunate” and so on. A word can have one or more than one antonyms, as well. For example, antonyms of “fail” are “pass” or “succeed”. Here, in the given question, we are asked for an opposite word of the word “height”, which means, a measure of a vertical distance. While looking at the options, we can clearly make out that option 'b' depth, has completely the opposite meaning of the word height. All the other options, which are; length, cannot be the answer because it has a somewhat similar meaning to the word height. Width, the extent of something from side to side, cannot be the answer as well, likewise breadth. Only option 'b' which is depth, is completely opposite of the word height.

Note: We have to go with the exact meaning of the word while finding out its opposite word, or else it'll get wrong.