Question

Choose the word that is most nearly the opposite in the meaning of the word given in capital.
NIMBLE
a) Giant
b) Clumsy
c) Quick
d) Frank

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In this case, the given word in the question, Nimble is an adjective meaning ‘alert or quick and light in movement or action’.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option ‘a’, Giant is a noun meaning ‘an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.’

Option b, Clumsy, an adjective, means awkward in movement or in handling things.’

The third part, option c, quick means ‘moving fast or doing something in a short time.’

Lastly, we know that option d, frank is an adjective which means open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters.

Now that we have recalled the meanings of the four options, we can very easily figure out that a word that has a contrasting meaning to the given word in the question is, ‘clumsy’, option b.
As ‘nimble’ means quick in action and ‘clumsy’ means awkward in action.

Note:
Sometimes the given options in a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word do not exactly mean the opposite of the given word. If this happens, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.