Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.

Recent border confrontations between the two countries lend credence to the rumors of an impending war.

a) Enterprises
b) Consequences
c) Conferences
d) Disputes
d) Interims

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words or phrases that mean exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase.

Complete answer:

In the given question, the word ‘confrontations’ refers to discords resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'Enterprises', refers to organizations created for business ventures.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous/antonymous to that of the given word ‘confrontations’.

Option (b.), ‘consequences', refers to phenomenons that follow and are caused by some previous phenomenon.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given word ‘confrontations’.

Option (c.), ‘conferences', refers to pre arranged meetings for consultation or exchange of information or discussion.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given word ‘confrontations’.

Option (d.), ‘disputes', refers to disagreements or arguments about something important.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is synonymous to that of the given word ‘confrontations’.

Option (e.), ‘interims', refers to the time periods between one event, process, or period and another.
Therefore, option (e.) is incorrect as it is not synonymous to the given word ‘confrontations’.

Note: In this question, you should not get confused between ‘conferences’ and ‘disputes’. They both include dialogue between two or more parties, however, ‘disputes’ is the right answer as it includes disagreement while ‘conferences’ does not.