Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PERSISTENT
a) Wavering
b) Obstinate
c) Enduring
d) Steady

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In the given question, the word ‘persistent’ refers to being stubbornly unyielding.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'wavering', refers to the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘persistent’.

Option (b.), ‘obstinate', refers to tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘persistent’.

Option (c.), ‘enduring', refers to patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘persistent’.

Option (d.), ‘steady', refers to not subject to change or variation, especially in behavior.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘persistent’.

Note:
In a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word, we sometimes do not have options that exactly mean the opposite of the given word. In this case, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.