Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Perhaps you have overlooked your mistakes in your last test and that is why you made the same mistakes in this test.
a. perused
b. confused
c. neglected
d. not received
e. browsed

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words that can take over the function of another word and can easily replace the word in hand. They can be of the same or similar meaning. Overlook often refers to look over, fail to notice certain things, to ignore the required facts.

Complete solution: Now, considering the above options,
a. Perused: refers to going through something in great detail so that nothing is looked over. Eg: He perused the topics one week before the exam so that it took only a few minutes for revision when it came to the last day of preparation..
b. Confused: Refers to a state of bewilderment and perplexity where one is unable to comprehend what is going on. Eg: She was confused with the idea of going through with her marriage during the Covid-19 pandemic.
c. Neglected: To disregard certain things; to look over important occurrences is what this word is often associated with. Eg: The children were often neglected by their birth mother.
d. Not received: this word tells us that one did to get what was sent to them. Eg: He had not received the mail.
e. Browsed: this refers to search for something casually without anything specific in mind. Eg: The lady in black browsed through at least forty dresses.

Hence, Option c, Neglected, is the answer.

Note: The word neglected is not to be confused with browsed, since, the former refers to not paying attention while the latter refers to a casual attitude in search. All other options are completely changing the meaning of the sentence. We need to look for a word which does not alter the meaning.