Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
Samantha deliberately let Tom know that she was dating someone else.

A) Purposefully
B) Hastily
C) Adroitly
D) Tactfully
E) Delicately

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym: are words that are similar meanings. Synonyms are used when you do not want to repeat the same word again and again.

Complete answer:

We have to find the meaning of deliberately and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of deliberately is doing something intentionally. And we have to find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as deliberately.
Option A) Purposefully – is the correct answer because the meaning of purposefully is ‘doing something intentionally’ and this is the synonym because they both have the same meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Hastily - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of hastily is ‘to hurry or speed’ and this is not a synonym of deliberately. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘hastily’ and ‘deliberately‘ does not match.
Option C) Adroitly - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of adroitly is ‘clever or skillful’ and this is not a synonym of deliberately. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘adroitly’ and ‘deliberately‘ does not match.
Option D) Tactfully - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of tactfully is ‘with sensibility and skill dealing with others’ and this is not a synonym of deliberately. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘tactfully’ and ‘deliberately‘ does not match.
Option E) Delicately - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of delicately is ‘very sensitive or gentle’ and this is not a synonym of deliberately. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘delicately’ and ‘deliberately‘ does not match.
Samantha purposefully let Tom know that she was dating someone else.

Note: It is very important to know the meaning of synonyms and also to know the meaning of the words that are given in the options. And for this, your vocabulary should be very good. So work on vocabulary every day. Read every day, learn new words every day, look up words you don’t know.