Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized word/phrase in the sentence.
It was really a sinister move on his part.
A) Malevolent
B) Sinful
C) Auspicious
D) Right

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 sinister is ‘giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen or threatening’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word sinister.
Option A) Malevolent - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of malevolent is ‘having or showing a wish to do evil to others or bitter’ and this is not antonym of the word sinister. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Sinful - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of sinful is ‘wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins or immoral or wicked or wrong’ and this is not antonym of the word sinister. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Auspicious - is the correct answer because the meaning of auspicious is ‘conducive to success; favourable or favourable’ and this is the antonym of the word sinister as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Right - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of right is ‘morally good, justified, or acceptable’ and this is not antonym of the word sinister. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of sinister is auspicious and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of sinister is dark or black. Thus, Option C is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.