Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized bold word/phrase in the sentence.
Nourishing food is a necessity both for a pregnant moth and a baby.
 a) unhealthy
b) poor
c) undercooked
d) heavy

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express meaning as opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In the given question, the word ‘nourishing’ refers to ‘providing a source of materials to nourish the body’.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'unhealthy', refers to ‘detrimental to health’.Therefore, option (a.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘nourishing’.
Option (b.), ‘poor', refers to ‘of insufficient quantity to meet a need’.Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘nourishing’.
Option (c.), ‘undercooked', refers to ‘insufficiently cooked’.Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘nourishing’.
Option (d.), ‘heavy', refers to ‘of comparatively great physical weight or density’.Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘nourishing’.

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.