Question

Select the antonym of the given word:
LUMINOUS
a. Dark
b. Ludicrous
c. Unsteady
d. Provoking

Answer 1

Hint:
Antonyms are words that have contrasting or opposite, meanings. Antonyms mostly deal with levels of comparison in a phrase or a sentence.

Complete step-by-step answer:

Let us examine all the options carefully and find the correct answer. So, the word is given here is, luminous which means very bright or something which is shiny, hence the correct option is the option [a] dark which clearly means having no light and has the exact opposite meaning of the word luminous.
 The option [b] ludicrous means being unreasonable.
The option [c] unsteady means shaking or moving and the option [d] provoking means causing a positive or a negative reaction, especially a negative one.
These options are incorrect because they do not express any opposite meaning of the given word for selecting an antonym. They have their own significant and specific meaning which in any given terms does not relate to luminous. Sometimes one might get confused while finding the correct antonym because the given word can have different antonyms. But in our case, the option [a] is simply the correct one.

Note: Understand the meaning of every word and find the nearest word that is exactly opposite to the word luminous. Sometimes, one can always add a prefix to create an antonym, as we don’t need to look for another word completely. We can simply form an antonym by using different prefixes.
For.eg. honest – dishonest