Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
INNOCENT

a)Sinful
b)Guilty
c)Deadly
d)Corruption

Answer 1

Hint: Innocent refers to not being guilty of a crime or offense.

Complete step-by-step answer:

To choose the correct opposite it is essential to know its meaning. The meaning of frivolous is something that does not have any serious purpose or value.
Now, let us take a look at the meaning of each word from the given options.
Option ‘A’, sinful, refers to being wicked or immoral and characterized by the committing of sins.
Option ‘B’, guilty, refers to being culpable or responsible for specified wrongdoing.
Option ‘C’, deadly, refers to causing or able to cause death.
Option ‘D’, corruption, refers to the dishonest or illegal behavior of someone, especially powerful people
From the above options, we can see that option ‘C’ and ‘D’ are incorrect as they have meanings that are not similar to the given word in any way. Option ‘A’ is incorrect as it is not the exact opposite of the given word.
Hence, the correct answer to the given question is option ‘B’ guilty, as it is the exact opposite of the given word ‘innocent’.

Note: In this question, options ‘A’ and ‘B’ can both be considered as opposites for the word ‘innocent’. But when we take the meaning of innocent as not having committed any crime, the opposite would be guilty, which refers to having committed a crime.