Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
At the battle of Gallipoli, the British forces had to retreat in the face of Turkish offensives.
A. Attack
B. Pursue
C. Withdraw
D. Intercept
E. Move fast

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we need to look for the synonym of the given word ‘retreat’ let’s first understand what synonyms mean – Two words with a nearly common meaning or same meaning words are called synonyms.

Complete answer:
 The word retreat means: to leave, to move backward from a battle, pull back, retire, withdraw, etc.
Now let’s examine and understand the given option above.
Attack: the word attack means: take aggressive military action with weapons, to hurt someone, to defeat someone by using force, etc. So it is an absolutely opposite word, neither related nor appropriate answer for the given question.
Synonym: violation, ambush, charge, etc.
Pursue: the word pursue means: to start or try to achieve something, to continue to do something, follow someone in order to catch someone, etc. So it is also an inappropriate answer for the given question.
Synonym: chase, follow, run after, etc.
Intercept: the word intercept means: interruption in course, to stop somebody or something that is moving, seize, etc. So this word is neither related nor appropriate to the given question.
Synonym: stop, cutoff, grab, etc.
Move fast: the word move fast means: moving at high speed, moving rapidly, very quick, etc. so this option is also neither related nor appropriate answer for the given question.
Synonym: speedy, quick movement, etc.
Withdraw: Here the word withdraw has the same meaning “to leave, to move backward from a battle, pull back etc”.

As it is a related and appropriate answer for the given question, so the suitable synonym will be option C Withdraw.

Note: Knowing actual meaning of the given question is necessary in order to choose the correct and appropriate answer.
Try to identify the meaning of the word and evaluate whether it has a positive negative or neutral connotation.