Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
COSSET
A) Neglect
B) Divert
C) Pamper
D) Pinch

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word cosset is ‘care for and protect in an overindulgent way or pamper or indulge’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word cosset.

Option A) Neglect - is the correct answer because the meaning of usual is ‘‘fail to care for properly’ and this is the antonym of the word bizarre as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option B) Divert - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of divert is ‘cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another or redirect’ and this is not antonym of the word cosset. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Pamper - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of pinch is ‘‘indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil or spoil or indulge’ and this is not antonym of the word cosset. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Pinch - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of pinch is ‘grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb or tweak’ and this is not antonym of the word cosset. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonym of cosset is neglect, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of cosset is pamper (Option C) Thus, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.