Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the bold part of the sentence:
The scheme failed for want of adequate funds.
A) Necessary
B) Recommended
C) Required
D) Sufficient

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
The meaning of adequate is ‘satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity or enough’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as adequate.
Option A) Necessary - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of necessary is ‘needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential or required or obligatory’ and this is not the synonym of the word adequate because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Recommended - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of recommended is ‘advised or suggested as good or suitable’ and this is not the synonym of the word adequate because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Required - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of required is ‘officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable’ and this is not the synonym of the word adequate because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Sufficient - is the correct answer because the meaning of sufficient is ‘enough or adequate’ and this is the synonym of the word adequate and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ D’.

Note: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonyms of Adequate is sufficient. So, the most appropriate answer is Option D and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of adequate is inefficient or inadequate. Thus, Option D is the correct answer and other options are wrong.