Question

Find the synonyms of the underlined word.
The symptoms of “senility” include serious forgetfulness, confusion, and certain other changes in personality and behavior.
A) Diagnosis
B) Signs
C) Anomalies
D) Retorts
E) Claims

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
We must find the meaning of symptoms 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 symptoms is ‘a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient or indication or mark or feature or manifestation’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as of symptoms.

Option A) Diagnosis - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of a diagnosis is ‘an act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms or investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or problem diagnosis’ and this is not the synonym of symptoms because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Signs - is the correct answer because the meaning of a signs is ‘an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else or indication or suggestion or symptom or hint’ and this is the synonym of the word symptoms and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option C) Anomalies - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of an anomalies is ‘something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected or abnormality or irregularity’ and this is not the synonym of symptoms because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Retorts - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of a retort is ‘say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner or reply or respond or acknowledge’ and this is not the synonym of symptoms because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option E) Claims - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of a claim is ‘state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof or maintain or state or hold or affirm’ and this is not the synonym of symptoms because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.


The right answer to this is option (B).

Note:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonyms of symptoms are signs, and antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of symptoms is awareness or cause. Thus, Option B is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word symptoms and other options are wrong.