Question

Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the given word:
Paramount
a) Supreme
b) Famous
c) Wide
d) Dangerous

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘paramount’ means something that is more important than anything. Now, you need to find a word from the given option that shares a similar (nearest) meaning with the given word.

Complete answer:
A word sharing the nearest meaning indicates a synonym of the original (given/ root) word. A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.
Now, before finding a synonym for the given word let us look into what ‘paramount’ means, paramount means something that is more important than anything else or something that is supreme or is uttermost importance.
As you can see by the explanation we can identify that the solution would be an option (a), i.e. supreme. We may have found the answer but let us even if we know the answer let us look at why the other options are wrong. So –
Supreme – defines someone who is great or someone who is highest in rank or authority. This is nearest in meaning to paramount.
Famous – defines a person who is known by many people. This is not similar or nearest in meaning to the given original word.
Wide – defined as something that has more than average width. The word is not nearest in the meaning to the root or original given word.
Dangerous – defined as something that can be of harm or cause injury. This too does not share meaning with the original given word.
So, by explanation, you can see that the correct answer would be option (a), i.e. supreme.

Note:
 Focus on the meaning of the root word that will give you the perspective to eliminate the extra options and find the correct solution.