Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized bold word/phrase in the sentence.
She is beautiful as well as frivolous.
a) indecent
b) serious
c) insane
d) rude

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 ‘frivolous’ refers to ‘not serious in content or attitude or behavior.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'indecent', refers to ‘not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society’. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘frivolous’.
Option (b.), ‘serious', refers to ‘concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities’.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘frivolous’.
Option (c.), ‘insane', refers to ‘afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘frivolous’.
Option (d.), ‘rude', refers to ‘socially incorrect in behavior’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘frivolous’.

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.