Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
“GUILTY”
A. Innocent
B. Pure
C. Virtuous
D. Angelic

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are words with opposite or opposing significance. "Antonym" is rooted in Greek, like so much of the English language. Greek word “anti” means “opposite” and “onym” means “names”. There are different types of antonyms such as complementary, relational and graded.

Complete answer:
Initially, we need to know what “guilty” means. It is a feeling for something you've done wrong, or anyone else has committed a crime or a misdemeanour.

Now, let’s analyze the given options:
Option A. Innocent - Innocent is an adjective describing someone who is not evil or at least not harmful intentionally. It may even be used to speak of someone who has not committed a crime. This option is correct.

Option B. Pure - When something is free from any negative thing, a person is free from malice, evil intent etc. This option is incorrect.

Option C. Virtuous - A person who is honest, respectful and everything that needs to be a gentleman/gentlewoman. They try to do the right things and do not have any evil intent for anyone. This option is incorrect.

Option D. Angelic -The word “angelic” is used as an adjective to describe something that resembles the angels or an angel. This option is incorrect.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase, that is the same word, morpheme, or phrase in the same language, or almost the same word. The terms like bad, awful, terrible are synonyms for each other as they have the same meaning.