Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized word/phrase in the sentence.
She looked gorgeous in her new dress.
A) Ugly
B) Beautiful
C) Ordinary
D) Shabby

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 gorgeous is ‘beautiful; very attractive or good-looking or lovely’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word gorgeous.
Option A) Ugly - is the correct answer because the meaning of ugly is ‘unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance or unattractive or ill-favoured’ and this is the antonym of the word gorgeous as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Beautiful - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of beautiful is ‘pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically or handsome or attractive or good looking’ and this is not antonym of the word gorgeous. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Ordinary - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ordinary is ‘with no special or distinctive features; normal or usual or normal’ and this is not antonym of the word gorgeous. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Shabby - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of shabby is ‘in poor condition through long use or lack of care or run down or neglected’ and this is not antonym of the word gorgeous. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

The right answer to this is option (A).

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of gorgeous is ugly and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word gorgeous is beautiful (Option B is already given in the question). Thus, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options.