Question

Select the synonym for the following word from the options given below:
ACCUMULATE
A) Assemble
B) Scatter
C) Broad
D) Mutilate

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a term, morpheme, or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, morpheme, or phrase in the same language. For instance, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms; they are interchangeable.

Complete answer:
The word 'accumulate' refers to gathering a lot of things over a long period of time, such as "We have accumulated so much rubbish over the years." To collect a large number of items over an extended period of time.
Now let us look at the explanation of given options:
A) “Assemble” means bringing people together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose) to solve the problem, they put together a team of experts. to put together the components of a new bicycle verb that is intransitive.
B) "Scatter" is a verb describing separation and driving away in different directions. It can also refer to dispersing a crowd.
C) “Broad” means Covering a large number and a wide range of subjects is referred to as broad.
D) “Mutilate” is a case of severely mutilating, destroying, removing, or damaging a limb or other body part the mutilation of a body were men who had been damaged sexually due to illness, injury, or deliberate acts of mutilation.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Antonyms are words with opposing or conflicting meanings. People can disagree about which words really have opposite meanings due to the complexity of the English language. We try to clear that up with the antonym examples below, as well as several strategies for selecting the most suitable word every time.

Few antonyms of Accumulate: divide, contract, diminish, forfeit, separate, waste, spend, scatter, dissipate, dwindle, squander, decrease, shrink, lose, lessen, disperse