Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
NEAT
 a) sloppy
b) fragrant
c) spruce
d) prodigal

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 ‘neat’ refers to something or being clean or organized.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'sloppy', refers to something or someone lacking neatness or order.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘neat’.

Option (b.), ‘fragrant', refers to something or someone being pleasant-smelling.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘neat’.

Option (c.), ‘spruce', refers to something or someone being made neat, smart, or trim.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘neat’.

Option (d.), ‘prodigal', refers to someone being ‘recklessly wasteful’.
Therefore, option (d.) is not correct as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘neat’.

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.