Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
I hate people who are idle and do nothing all day.
a. Slothful
b. Patent
c. Futile
d. Strenuous
e. Brisk

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘idle’, which means free or without a task to do or lazy. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Correct solution: Option a, ‘slothful’ means lazy, inert or inactive and it is clearly synonymous to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is the correct option. Option b, ‘patent’, means copyright, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘b’ is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘futile’, means useless, which has no relation to the given word and its context, hence option c is an incorrect option. Option d, ‘strenuous’, means exerting or demanding, which has no meaning in the given context, hence is an incorrect choice. Option e, ‘brisk’, means quick or rapid, which is irrelevant to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice. Option ‘a’ 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.