Question

Choose the word that is most nearly the opposite in the meaning of the word given in capital.

FLEXIBLE

a) Brittle
b) Rigid
c) Hard
d) Solid

Answer 1

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

Complete answer:

In the given question, the word ‘flexible’ refers to something being capable of bending easily without breaking.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'brittle', refers to something hard but being liable to break easily.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous/antonymous to that of the given word ‘flexible’.

Option (b.), ‘rigid', refers to something or someone that is unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as its meaning is synonymous/antonymous to that of the given word ‘flexible’.

Option (c.), ‘hard', refers to something solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous/antonymous to that of the given word ‘flexible’.

Option (d.), ‘solid', refers to something firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous/antonymous to that of the given word ‘flexible’.

Note: In a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word, we sometimes do not have options which 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.