Question

Select the option which is farthest in meaning to the given word-
Intimidating
(a)Authoritative
(b)Casual
(c)Non-serious
(d)Friendly

Answer 1

Hint: Try to recall the meaning of the given word and then go through the given options, figure out what they mean and choose the one which means the opposite or is closest to being the opposite of the given word.

Complete answer: Antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ). Intimidate meaning. “to frighten, make afraid" from in- “in”(from the suffix“in”) + Latin timidus “fearful”. We will understand it’s usage through an example. For eg. The formidable opponent was extremely intimidating to the young cricket team made by the coach. Intimidating is causing a loss of courage itself – confidence.
We will look at each option carefully and try to find out the meaning of each option:
Option 'a' is authoritative which means having authority, demanding or expecting that people obey you. For eg. The teacher said to the students that his parents will give him the authoritative advice on the matter.
Option 'b' is casual which means relaxed and not worried; without showing great effort or interest. For eg. My parents were not happy with my casual attitude towards my study.
Option 'c' is non-serious which means not serious. For eg., Three non-serious adverse plays events were reported for the three of the 90 enrolled eyes ( two subjects).
Option 'd' is friendly which means behaving in a kind and open way. For eg., Everyone in society has a friendly attitude towards us.
After analysing each option carefully we came to the point that option “a". So the word farthest to the meaning of 'intimidating' is ' authoritative'. Hence, the option 'a' is correct.

Note: All the other options are plausible distractions. You must know the meaning of each and every word to find out the correct answer to this question.