Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized word/phrase in the sentence.
There is an obscure cave on the other side of the hill.
A) Admired
B) Notorious
C) Infamous
D) Well-known

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word obscure is ‘not discovered or known about; uncertain or unclear or uncertain’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word obscure.
Option A) Admired - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of admired is ‘regard with respect or warm approval or applause or praise’ and this is not antonym of the word obscure. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Notorious - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of notorious is ‘famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed or infamous or ill-famed’ and this is not antonym of the word obscure. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Infamous - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of infamous is ‘well known for some bad quality or deed, typically for some bad quality or deed or infamous or ill-famed’ and this is not antonym of the word obscure. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Well-known - is the correct answer because the meaning of well-known is ‘widely or generally known or familiar or popular’ and this is the antonym of the word obscure as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ D’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of Obscure are well-known, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word obscure is unclear or uncertain or unknown. In the given options infamous and notorious are synonyms of each other because they have similar meaning. However, Option D is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options because it is asked to give the opposite meaning.