Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized bold word/phrase in the sentence.

He is always hungry for wealth.

a) ravenous

b) famished

c) satiated

d) greedy

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 ‘hungry’ refers to (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous.

Complete answer:

Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:

Option (a.), 'ravenous', refers to being extremely hungry.

Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘hungry’.

Option (b.), ‘famished', also refers to being extremely hungry.

Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘hungry’.

Option (c.), ‘satiated', refers to supply (especially fed) to satisfaction.

Therefore, option (c.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘hungry’.

Option (d.), ‘greedy', refers to immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.

Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘hungry’.

Hence, the answer to the question is option (c).

Note:
In a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word, we sometimes do not have options that exactly mean the opposite of the given word. In this case, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.