Question

Choose the word which best expresses the opposite of the given word.
Repel

a) Attend
b) Concentrate
c) Continue
d) Attract

Answer 1

Hint: Repel refers to a force that drives something back or away. It is a verb.
Example – Like poles repel each other.

Complete answer:

Option a ‘Attend’ means to be present at a certain event, place or venue. The word does not have any relation with the meaning of the opposite of the given word. Thus, the option is incorrect.
Option b ‘Concentrate’ means to put complete focus on a particular object or activity. The option does not reveal any similarity with the meaning of ‘Repel’ or its opposite. So, this option is also incorrect.
Option c ‘Continue’ is a process that is going on in the present. The verb does not conform with the meaning of the given word and hence is incorrect.
Option d ‘Attract’ means a force that pulls something or someone towards itself. This is exactly the opposite of repel and hence is suitable to be considered as the antonym of the same. Thus, this option is the correct option.

Note: The verb repels also means a feeling of disgust: She was repelled by the smell of an alcoholic who sat beside her at the bar.