Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized:
The comely young girl proved to be a good receptionist.
 a) Inexperienced
 b) Unattractive
 c) Gloomy
 d) Depressed

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that have contrasting or opposite meanings to the given word.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In the given question, the word ‘comely’ refers to something or someone very pleasing to the eye; attractive.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'inexperienced', refers to lacking practical experience or training.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘comely’.

Option (b.), ‘unattractive', refers to lacking beauty or charm.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘comely’.

Option (c.), ‘gloomy', refers to being filled with melancholy and despondency.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘comely’.

Option (d.), ‘depressed', refers to filled with melancholy and despondency; sad.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘comely’.

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.