Question

Choose the word with the opposite meaning of the underlined word.

He seems to enjoy wearing clothes of unorthodox colour combination.
a) soothing
b) regular
c) repetitive
d) restful

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.

In the given question, the word ‘unorthodox’ refers to breaking with convention or tradition.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'soothing', refers to affording physical relief.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘unorthodox’.

Option (b.), ‘regular', refers to something or someone in accordance with fixed order/tradition or procedure or principle.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘unorthodox’.

Option (c.), ‘repetitive', refers to repetitive and persistent; characterized by repetition.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘unorthodox’.

Option (d.), ‘restful', refers to affording physical or mental rest.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘unorthodox’.

Note:
Sometimes the given options in a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word do not exactly mean the opposite of the given word. If this happens, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.
Some antonyms of the given word ‘unorthodox’ are- conventional, conforming, established, traditional.