Question

In the context of the sentence given, which option has the closest meaning to the word dubious.
She felt he was a man of dubious character.
A) Flawless
B) Doubtful
C)Surprising
D)Sound

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words that are similar or have a related meaning to another word. Divide the word into two parts, suffix and prefix. Try to identify the meaning of the word and evaluate whether it has a positive, negative or neutral connotation.

Complete step-by-step solution:
In order to find the correct option we need to find the meaning of the word dubious and then identify the word which is closest to its meaning.
Dubious
The word dubious means hesitating or doubting.
Example- He was rather dubious about this whole idea.
Let us discuss the given options one by one and find the correct option.
Option A) flawless
The word flawless means without any imperfections, perfect. This option is incorrect as the word flawless is not the synonym of the word dubious.
Synonyms are- unblemished, unimpaired
Option B) doubtful
The word doubtful means feeling uncertain about something. This option is correct as the word doubtful is the synonym of the word dubious.
Option C) surprising
The word surprising means unexpected to happen suddenly. This option is incorrect as the word surprising is not the synonym of the word dubious.
Synonyms are- astonish, amaze
Option D) sound
The word sound means vibrations that travel through the air. This option is incorrect as the word sound is not the synonym of the word dubious.

Hence the correct answer is option B is the correct answer.

Note: Try to identify the meaning of the word and evaluate whether it has a positive, negative or neutral connotation. Learn new words everyday to increase vocabulary by reading books, newspapers etc. The usage of other words that are given in the option are:
 Flawless- This is a flawless piece of art.
Surprising- It was quite surprising for us to see him dance.
Sound- The baby woke up after there was a sound of crackers bursting.
Dubious- He was a man of dubious character. The synonym of the word dubious is doubtful.
He was a man of doubtful character.