Question

Identify the antonym of the italicized word:
Double-decker buses are still extant in some cities of India.
a. unheeded
b. forgotten
c. dead
d. extinguished

Answer 1

Hint: The student should go through the options provided carefully and try to recall each of their meanings. Then the option which is the most opposite in meaning to the given word in question should be selected.

Complete answer: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In the given question, the word ‘extant’ refers to ‘still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost’.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'unheeded', refers to ‘disregarded’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘extant’.
Option (b.), ‘forgotten', refers to ‘not noticed inadvertently’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘extant’.
Option (c.), ‘dead', refers to ‘no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life’.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘extant’.
Option (d.), ‘extinguished', refers to ‘of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘extant’.

Option c is the correct answer

Note: Sometimes the given options in a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word do not exactly mean the opposite of the given word. If this happens, we have to select the option which is the most antonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.