Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
INIMICAL
a) Friendly
b) Cheerful
c) Neutral
d) Emotional

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 the given question, the word ‘inimical’ refers to ‘not friendly’.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'friendly', refers to the characteristic of or befitting a friend.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘inimical’.

Option (b.), ‘cheerful', refers to being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘inimical’.

Option (c.), ‘neutral', refers to not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘inimical’.

Option (d.), ‘emotional', refers to determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘inimical’.

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 anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.