Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
Many of the propositions he put up at the conference were ludicrous.
A. Obnoxious
B. Humorous
C. Sensible
D. Impractical

Answer 1

Hint: Ludicrous means something that is unreasonable or foolish and absurd. Example- Everybody laughed at his ludicrous ideas.
Antonym is basically a word in meaning to another word. Example- good and bad.

Complete step by step solution:
A. Obnoxious- Obnoxious means something that is unpleasant, nasty and offensive. Example- Everybody hated him because he had an obnoxious personality. Hence this is not the correct option.
B. Humorous- Humorous means something causing amusement or comic relief. Example- The guy was so humorous that everybody kept laughing at him. Hence this is not the correct option.
C. Sensible- Sensible means something done in accordance to wisdom and responsibility, likely to be for or everyone’s benefit. Example- Rani is a very sensible girl. Thus according to its meaning the word sensible is the opposite of the word “ludicrous” which means foolishness. Hence this is the correct option.
D. Impractical- Impractical means something that is not realistic and not logical. Example- She was a charming and impractical young woman. Hence this is not the correct option.

Hence, the option C is the correct answer.

Note: First attested in 1619 the origin of ludicrous is from Latin lūdicrus sportive from lūdus game; see leid- in Indo-European roots. It’s an adjective. Its comparative form is more ludicrous and superlative form is most ludicrous.