Question

Select the opposite of the given word:
Blunt
A. Noise
B. Plain
C. Dull
D. Sharp

Answer 1

Hint: Blunt means unsharpened or dull, now one needs to know the meanings of the words given in the options. We have to find the word that is opposite in meaning, i.e. sharpened.

Complete step by step answer:
In the given question, the word “blunt” means dull or dulled. The correct answer must be a word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Now one must check which one of the options means the opposite of the word “blunt”. Option a, “noise” means unnecessary or unwanted, usually loud sound, which is irrelevant, hence it is an incorrect option. Option b, “plain”, again, means simple or ordinary, it is irrelevant to the given word as well, hence is also incorrect. Option c, “dull” means uninteresting or boring, which is not the opposite in meaning as the given word, hence it is an incorrect option. Option d, “sharp”, means witty, intelligent or in a different context, keen, piercing or sharpened, it is opposite in meaning to the given word. Hence option d is the correct option.

Note: The tricky part of this question is to be able to differentiate between the words and understanding what they mean in the given context, because they might mean something different in another context.