Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The jeweller reported that the stolen diamonds were not genuine, which comforted the insurance company more than anybody else.
a) perfect
b) irritations
c) real
d) valuable
e) expensive

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘genuine’ refers to ‘truly what something is said to be; authentic'. This word is usually used as an adjective. The adverb form of the given word is written as ‘genuinely’.

Complete answer:
In order to replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence, we need the synonym of the given word. A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example, ‘shut’ is a synonym of ‘close’.

We already know the meanings of the given word. Now, we can go through the given options and understand the meanings of each one-
a) perfect - The word ‘perfect’ refers to ‘having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be'. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘genuine’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) irritations - The word ‘irritations’ refers to ‘the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry’. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘genuine’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) real - The word ‘real’ refers to ‘(of a thing) not imitation or artificial’. This word has the exact same meaning as the given word. This is the synonym of ‘genuine’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d) valuable - The word ‘valuable’ refers to ‘worth a great deal of money'. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘genuine’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
e) expensive - The word ‘expensive’ refers to ‘costing a lot of money'. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘genuine’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
 Synonyms refer to words that mean exactly the same. Understand the meaning of the given sentence. Look through the options to find the word with the exact same meaning as the given word.