Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word: CRITICISE
a) Judge
b) Appreciate
c) Flatter
d) Analyse

Answer 1

Hint:Criticise means to find fault or scold also it means to censure or find fault and to judge the merits and faults. An example of when you criticise the food when you tell someone that the food he prepared is very bad.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s discuss the given options and find the correct answer.

a) Judge: A person who decides the winner in a contest or competition. : a person who makes a decision or judgment. you decide who or what is the winner, if you judge something such as a competition.
b) Appreciate: To understand the value of is literally means appreciate. That's why when you say "I appreciate it" about a deed, you are recognizing the value of the gesture. An acknowledgement of an action/favor is "Thank you".
c) Flatter: To try to please and compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively by complimentary remarks or attention. She flatters him by constantly praising his books. The portrait flatters her to represent favorably, gratified by falsification.
d) Analyse: A material to separate into constituent parts or elements. To analyze an argument and determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize). To subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc.

So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note:
The judge is called a critic. In British English – see American and British English spelling differences to engage in criticism is to criticise. A criticism or critique is one specific item of criticism.