Question

Select the correct synonym for the given word:
 Alien
a. Proper
b. Stranger
c. Native
d. Freak

Answer 1

Hint: The word given to us, alien means to not be familiar to or with something. We must know that synonyms are the words that have the same meaning.

Complete Solution:
From the hint given to us, we understand the meaning of the given word, alien. It is an adjective. We also know that the correct synonym for alien must have the same meaning. Now let us analyse the given options in order to find the correct synonym for the given word:

> Proper means correct or genuine. It is an adjective. We observe that the meaning of proper does not match with that of the given word. Hence, we can say that option ‘a’ is not the correct answer.

> Stranger means not to be familiar to or with something. It is an adjective. We observe that the meaning of stranger is exactly the same as that of the given word. Hence, we can conclude that option ‘b’ is the correct answer.

> Native means to originally belong to some place. It is an adjective. We observe that the meaning of native does not match with that of the given word. Hence, we can say that option ‘c’ is not the correct answer.

> Freak means something very unusual or abnormal. It is a noun. We observe that it does not have the same meaning as that of the given word. Moreover, it belongs to a different part of speech, that is, noun. Hence, we can say that option ‘d’ is not the correct answer.

Note: It is to be noted that synonyms belong to the same part of speech. One might draw a similarity between alien and freak but due to the difference in their part of speech, they do not mean the same.