Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EMBRACE
a) Suspect
b) Harm
c) Reject
d) Hurt

Answer 1

Hint: When you hug someone you show love and acceptance for that person and the opposite would be to not accept someone, as that would be the opposite of ‘embrace’.

Complete answer:
The opposite of a word means its antonym. Let us first look into what ‘embrace’ means and how it is used.
So, the embrace is a verb which means – ‘to hug, cuddle, or accept someone’ or ‘hold someone closely in one’s arms, as a sign of affection’ etc.
Now, let us look into an example which will help us better understand the word ‘embrace’ – ‘Aunt Betty embraced us warmly’, ‘when we saw them they were locked in an embrace’, ‘we should embrace new cultures’, or ‘he embraced his sister with warmth’ etc.
So, with the above explanation we can find the correct solution, but first, let us look into the options and what they mean –
Suspect means – to doubt someone or be mistrusting towards others.
Harm means – to hurt, mistreat or ill – treat someone or physically injure someone.
Reject means – to dismiss or to deny accepting someone or someone dismissed as inadequate or unacceptable.
Hurt means – to injure, wound, or wreck someone or something or physically injure or cause pain to someone.
Now, with all the things discussed above we can see that the opposite of ‘embrace’, i.e. accept would be to reject someone. Therefore, the correct option would be – option ‘c’, i.e. ‘reject’.

Note:
If you do not accept someone it may hurt them or harm them. So, that way you can see that you can eliminate the two options and then eliminate one from the remaining two and find the appropriate solution with the help of the solution given above.