Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
PALTRY

a) strong
b) significant
c) mean
d) bitter

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 ‘paltry’ refers to someone or something not worth considering.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'strong', refers to someone or something having strength or power greater than average or expected.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘paltry’.

Option (b.), ‘significant', refers to someone or something of considerable importance, size, or worth.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘paltry’.

Option (c.), ‘mean', refers to someone or something having a specified degree of importance.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘paltry’.

Option (d.), ‘bitter', refers to someone or something marked by strong resentment or cynicism.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘paltry’.

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.