Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
OBFUSCATE
A. Obscure
B. Excite
C. Describe
D. Clarify

Answer 1

Hint: We should know about the meaning of Obfuscate. Obfuscate means to make something unclear and more difficult to understand, to deliberately make it confusing and difficult to understand.

Complete answer:
Option A) Obscure – is an incorrect answer because it has similar meaning to the given word. It is like a synonym of the given word because both are similar. Obfuscate means to make it more difficult to understand. Obscure Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option B) Excite – is an incorrect answer because it means to make somebody feel happy and enthusiastic or nervous, to react in a particular way. Example:- Do not excite the baby too much or we will never get him off to sleep. It is not an opposite word of obfuscation. It is incorrect here.
Option C) Describe – is an incorrect answer because it means to tell or depict in written or spoken words, give an account of. Example:- he described the accident very carefully. It is not the opposite word of the given word. It is incorrect here.
Option D) Clarify – is a correct answer because it means to make something become clear and easier to understand. Example:- I hope that what I say will clarify the situation. It is an opposite word of obfuscation. Obfuscate means difficult to understand and clarify means easier to understand. Both are opposite to each other. It is the correct option.

Hence, option D is the correct option.

Note:As we know the meaning of obfuscate is difficult to understand or unclear. The word opposite is just like antonym because antonyms are words which have opposite meanings in comparison to the other. Option D is the correct answer because clarify is an opposite word of obfuscate. Rest of the options do not give the opposite meaning.