Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
That matter is so confidential that it must not be discussed outside the office of chief inspector.
a. Important
b. Secret
c. Intricate
d. Alarming
e. Boring

Answer 1

Hint: Confidential can be defined as something that is intended to be private.

Complete answer:
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning as a given word. Generally, words in the English language have many synonyms bearing similar meanings. A thesaurus is a book that contains all these synonyms in one place.
Let us look at some examples of synonyms. Odd is a word that means to be unusual or different from what is expected. Strange is another word that can be used to describe this same meaning in one word.
In our question, we have been given the word ‘confidential’. Let us consider what its meaning is. Confidential is used to refer to information that is considered to be restricted in nature. Now, that we know what the word means, we must find a word that means the same thing as confidential.
For this purpose, we shall consider the options given above.
Option ‘a’ important means to be of great significance or value.
Option ‘b’ secret means not meant to be known by others.
Option ‘c’ intricate means to be very complicated or detailed.
Option ‘d’ alarming means to be worrying or disturbing.
Option ‘e’ boring means to be tedious and uninteresting.
Out of all the given options, only option ‘b’ means the same thing as confidential. Therefore, option ‘b’ is the correct answer.

Note: You may be likely to choose option ’a’ as the answer as confidential information is often important in nature. This is a distractor. Importance may be a characteristic of confidential information but it doesn’t mean the same thing as confidential.