Question

Choose the word that gives thee antonym of the word italicized.
That was a dauntless act!
 a) devious
b) subtle
c) secret
d) cowardly

Answer 1

Hint: The student should go through the options provided carefully and try to recall each of their meanings. Then the option which is the most opposite in meaning to the given word in question should be selected.

Complete answer:
Antonyms are those words that express meaning as opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In the given question, the word ‘dauntless’ refers to ‘invulnerable to fear or intimidation’.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'devious', refers to ‘characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive’. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘dauntless’.
Option (b.), ‘subtle', refers to ‘difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze’. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘dauntless’.
Option (c.), ‘secret', refers to ‘not open or public; kept private or not revealed’. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘dauntless’.
Option (d.), ‘cowardly', refers to ‘lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted’. Therefore, option (d.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘dauntless’.

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 antonym to the meaning of the word in the question.