Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
Everybody was stunned by the election news; nobody had expected the Prosperity party to do so well.
a. Elated
b. Excited
c. Deserted
d. Delighted
e. Astounded

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘stunned’, which means shocked. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Correct solution: Option a, ‘elated’ means to be thrilled and it is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is an incorrect option. Option b, ‘excited’, means enthusiastic, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘b’ is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘deserted’, means empty of people, which has no relation to the given word and its context, hence option c is an incorrect option. Option d, ‘delighted’, means joyful, which has no meaning in the given context, hence is an incorrect choice. Option e, ‘astounded’, means surprised or shocked, which is synonymous to the given word and hence is the correct choice. Option ‘e’ is the correct choice.

Note: Here, one must very clearly know the meanings of the words given in the options as well as the sentence.