Question

Select the antonym for the following word from the options given below:
IDEAL
A) Imaginary
B) Perfect
C) Common place
D) Performance

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word ideal is ‘satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable or perfect or supreme or absolute’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word ideal.
Option A) Imaginary - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of imaginary is ‘existing only in the imagination or fictitious or fictional’ and this is not antonym of the word ideal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Perfect - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of perfect is ‘having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics, as good as it is possible to be or ideal or flawless’ and this is not antonym of the word ideal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Common place - is the correct answer because the meaning of common place is ‘not unusual; ordinary or unexceptional or uninteresting’ and this is the antonym of the word ideal as they have different meanings or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) Performance - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of performance is ‘an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment or production or presentation or entertainment’ and this is not antonym of the word ideal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

The right answer to this is option (C).

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonym of ideal is common place and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word ideal is perfect (Option B is already given in the question). Thus, Option C is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options.