Question

Fill in the blank with the opposite word.
Easy- ____________.
A. Cold
B. Cheap
C. Difference
D. Difficult

Answer 1

Hint:The given question demands an opposite word of the given word ‘easy’. Let us see what easy means. The word ‘easy’ means something which is not hard, doesn’t require much effort or pain or labour. Example: These questions are easy to solve. Now, we will look for a word among the given options which means the contrary of the given word.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.

Cold : The word ‘cold’ means something of very low temperature, or lack of emotions. Example: It is very cold in December.
Example: He has become really cold hearted.
This word doesn’t mean the opposite of the given word. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Cheap: The word ‘cheap’ means something not of great worth or value, something of not really good quality.
Example: That is a cheap copy of the original product.
This word doesn’t mean the opposite of the given word. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Difference: The word ‘difference’ means dissimilarity or unlikeliness between two things.
Example : There is a lot of difference between the ideals of you and your sister.
This word doesn’t mean the opposite of the given word. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Difficult : The word ‘difficult’ means something which requires a lot of efforts, labour, or pain to be done. Something which is not easy or cannot be done smoothly.
Example: That was a difficult exam.
This word is contrary in meaning to the given word. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Words similar in meaning to the word ‘easy’ are simple, smooth, effortless. Example: The recipe of this salad is simple and can be implied effortlessly. Some words opposite in meaning to the word ‘easy’ apart from ‘difficult’ are hard, tough, problematic, painful. Example: The procedure of this surgery is really tough and painful.