Question

"Impel"
Select the word which means the opposite word
A) Compel
B) Propel
C) Spur
D) Let go

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are words with completely opposing meanings. The basic words for the word 'antonym' are 'anti' and 'onym.' ' The words anti and onym imply 'against' and 'opposite,' respectively. The antonym of the word "hot" is "cold," for example.

Complete answer:
“Impel” means to compel, compel, or compel (someone) to do something. From the given options, we have to find the word which means opposite to this.

Let us analyze the given options:
A) This option is incorrect because it is not an antonym of ‘Impel’. To compel someone to do something is to force or obligate them to do so.
B) This option is incorrect because it is not an antonym of ‘Impel’. To propel anything forward is to drive or push it onward.
C) This option is incorrect because it is not an antonym of ‘Impel’. A spur is anything that motivates or encourages someone; it's a motivator. Propel is a verb that means to propel or push anything ahead.
D) The phrase "let go" is accurate because "let go" means "to enable someone or something to leave or go free," and "impel" means "to drive, force, or encourage someone to do something. Both terms are diametrically opposed.

Thus, the correct answer is Option D) Let go.

Note: An antonym is a word with several meanings. The nature of the interplay between opposing meanings distinguishes three types of antonyms. Because the sentences do not form a continuous continuum and the terms have no other lexical link, they are complementary antonyms. Relational antonyms are two meanings that are exclusively opposed in their relationship.