Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
Every move I make seems to affect him adversely.
A) Deeply
B) Favorably
C) Badly
D) Internally

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word adversely is ‘in a way that prevents success or development; harmfully or unfavourably’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word adversely.
Option A) Deeply - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of deeply is ‘far down or in or extremely or enormously’ and this is not an antonym of the word adversely. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Favorable - is the correct answer because the meaning of favorably is ‘with approval or well or positively’ and this is the antonym of the word adversely as they have different meanings or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option C) Badly - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of badly is ‘in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unsuccessful way or poorly’ and this is not an antonym of the word adversely. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Internally - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of internally is ‘with reference to the inner surface or structure of something; inside’ and this is not an antonym of the word adversely. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘B’.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonym of adversely is favorably and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of adversely is disapprovingly or negatively. Thus, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.