Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the bold word/phrase in the sentence.
Most surfaces are made glossy by polishing.
A) Rough
B) Crude
C) Dull
D) Ugly

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 glossy is ‘shiny and smooth or bright or lustrous’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word glossy.
Option A) Rough - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of rough is ‘uneven, irregular, bumpy, rocky, broken’ and this is not an antonym of the word glossy. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Crude - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of crude is ‘in a natural or raw state or unpurified or unprocessed’ and this is not antonym of the word glossy. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Dull - is the correct answer because the meaning of dull is ‘lacking brightness or vividness or sheen’ and this is the antonym of the word glossy as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) Ugly - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ugly is ‘unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance or unattractive or hideous’ and this is not antonym of the word glossy. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Glossy – dull (Option C)

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other. Antonym of glossy is dull, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of glossy is shiny. 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.