Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

The synonym of TRAVERSE is ______.

a)mingle
b)frustrate
c)take
d)cross

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words or phrases that mean exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase.

Complete answer:

In the given question, the word ‘traverse’ refers to traveling across or through to someplace.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'mingle', refers to mixing or causing to mix together. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is not exactly synonymous to the word ‘traverse’.

Option (b.), ‘frustrate', refers to preventing a plan or attempted action from happening, succeeding, fulfilling. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not exactly synonymous to the word ‘traverse’.

Option (c.), ‘take', refers to laying hold of something with a person’s hands; to reach for and thus hold. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is not exactly synonymous to the word ‘traverse’.

Option (d.), ‘cross', refers to going or extending across or to the other side of something. Therefore, option (d.) is correct as it is synonymous to the given word ‘traverse’.

Note: In the given question, we are talking about finding the word similar to ‘traverse’, which means to travel through something to someplace. Out of the given option, only the word ‘cross’ is relevant to ‘traverse’ as it refers to traveling as well.