Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
SYNTHETIC
A) Affable
B) Natural
C) Plastic
D) Cosmetic

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 synthetic is ‘made by a chemical process; not natural or fake or mock’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word synthetic.
Option A) Affable - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of affable is ‘very friendly, easy to talk and pleasant or amiable, cordial or warm’ and this is not antonym of the word synthetic. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Natural - is the correct answer because the meaning of natural is ‘existing in nature; not made or caused by human beings or essential or legitimate’ and this is the antonym of the word synthetic as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Plastic - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of plastic is ‘a light, strong material that is made with chemicals and is used for making many different sorts of objects or ductile or bendy’ and this is not antonym of the word synthetic. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Cosmetic - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of cosmetic is ‘a substance that you put on your face or hair to make yourself look more attractive or beautifying or superficial’ and this is not antonym of the word synthetic. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
SYNTHETIC – natural (Option B)

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other. Antonym of synonym is natural, and synonyms are words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of synthetic is non-natural. Thus, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.