Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Everybody should read periodicals which are related to their profession.
a)Connected
b)Apparent
c)Perceptive
d)Discriminating
e)Exceptional

Answer 1

Hint:Words having similar meaning are called synonyms. ‘Related’ means joined/ connected to someone/ something in a certain way.
Example – I am related to him through my father’s family.

Complete answer:
Lets us look into the given the option
a) Connected: To be related to someone or something in any form is being connected.
Example – To be connected with his family he had to purchase a cell phone.
b) Apparent: Something that is obvious and visibly explained to someone is said to be apparent.
Example – His mood swing was apparent.
c)Perceptive: A person who displays insight or opinion regarding anything or anyone or on any topic.
Example – His perceptive on the debate was unique.
d)Discriminating: To think or someone or something superior and to incline towards that person or thing over other similar person or thing is called discrimination.
Example – Rosa Parks had to face discrimination along with all the African-American community.
d)Exceptional: Something uncommonly good or out of the box is said to be exceptional.
Example – His exceptional performance, made the coach select him in the team.

Hence the Synonym for the word ‘Related’ is ‘Connected’.

Note: The words ‘related’ and ‘connected’ are synonyms because both of them mean to be linked to someone or something in a particular manner, such that the thing or person can affect you.