Question

Find the antonym of the word 'Fascinating' as used in the paragraph
a) Interesting
b) Boring
c) Enthusiastic
d) Attractive

Answer 1

Hint: The correct option would be the antonym or opposite of the word ‘Fascinating’. ‘Fascinating’ refers to something that grabs attention and is capable of engrossing.
Example: The story of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ is very fascinating.

Complete answer:
Now let us look into the given options for required answer
>Option a – Interesting:
A thing is referred to as interesting if it grabs your attention and you find it good.
Example: The new action movie is very interesting and keeps you busy guessing what happens next.
>Option b – Boring:
Boring refers to something that is not interesting and makes one feel awful about it.
Example: I find History so boring that sometimes I tend to fall asleep during the class.
>Option c – Enthusiastic:
Enthusiastic means full of energy and interest and something that doesn’t let you get bored.
Example: He is an enthusiastic person and finishes the task at hand with complete zeal and interest and enjoys challenges.
>Option d – Attractive:
Attractive refers to something that is capable of grabbing one’s attention and looks fascinating.
Example: The landscape of my village is very attractive, especially during the evening time.

Option ‘b’ is the most appropriate antonym as ‘Boring’, which means very dull and not attractive at all, is just opposite to ‘Fascinating’ which means something very attractive and interesting.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘b’.

Note:All the other three options i.e. 'Interesting', 'Enthusiastic' and 'Attractive Are closely related to ‘Fascinating’ and refer to attractive or something capable of grabbing attention. ‘Boring’ is the only direct opposite to ‘Fascinating And refers to something that is very dull or not interesting at all.