Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
ADHERENT
(A) Rival
(B) Alien
(C) Detractor
(D) Enemy

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms and antonyms are essential parts of grammar that help to increase our vocabulary, make reading languages more enjoyable and also make our writings come alive. Synonyms are words that closely resemble a given word. Whereas antonyms are those words which are completely opposite in meaning to a given word. The word ‘adherent’ is an adjective which means ‘to stick tightly to an object’.

Complete answer:
1. Here we are going to check each option one by one so that we can detect the correct option containing the answer to the given question.
2. ‘Rival’ is someone who is being competed with for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
3. ‘Alien’ is an adjective used for someone belonging to another country.
4. ‘Detractor’ is an adjective that is used to describe someone or something that draws something away or diverts something (from).
5. ‘Enemy’ is an adjective which is used to describe something as ‘actively opposed or hostile to someone or something’.
6. Therefore, we can see that the antonym of the given word would be the third option, that is, ‘detractor’.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C'.

Note: While dealing with antonyms, one should keep in mind that there will be various words whose meaning will be in the opposite direction of the given word. But the correct antonym would be the word which will be completely opposite to the given word in every respect.