Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UNCOUTH
A) Crude
B) Awkward
C) Courteous
D) Refined

Answer 1

Hint: Words which mean opposite of a given word are known as antonyms. We need the meaning of a given word to know its antonym. Uncouth means someone who is unpleasant.

Complete answer:
UNCOUTH means someone who is vulgar, who is cruel , who lacks good manners and who is unpleasant. The words opposite in meaning are called antonyms; we have to find an antonym of uncouth. A word which means someone who is not vulgar, not cruel ,doesn't lack manners and is pleasant.

Lets us look into the given options:
A) Crude : Crude means someone whose social refinement is missing. crude means disrespect for or indifference to good form and someone who shows Intentional discourtesy but all these meanings are not opposite of uncouth thus this option is wrong.

B) Awkward : Awkward means someone who is uncoordinated , someone who is uncomfortable in situations and is really clumsy but it's not antonym thus this option is wrong too.

C) Courteous : Courteous means someone who is not vulgar, someone who is well mannered , someone who is polite and civil. Courteous means opposite of uncouth thus this option is correct.

D) Refined : Refined means something which is purified or clean, someone who has good taste and pure by heart but this is not antonym of uncouth thus this option is wrong too.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Often, by simply inserting a prefix, such as un-, non-, in-, or im-, you can render the term opposite.
Example :-
 i) Adding im- : imbalance
ii) Adding in - : insufficient
iii) Adding non : nonexistent
iv) Adding un : unstoppable