Question

Select the word closest in meaning to the given word:
Ignominious
A) Inglorious
B) Estimable
C) Gracious
D) Respectable

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
We must find the meaning of ignominious and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of ignominious is ‘deserving or causing public disgrace or shame or humiliation or undignified or embarrassing’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as ignominious.
Option A) Inglourious - is the correct answer because the meaning of merry is ‘causing shame or a loss of honour or shameful or dishonourable’ and this is the synonym of the word ignominious and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Estimable - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of estimable is ‘worthy of great respect’ and this is not the synonym of ignominious because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Gracious - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of gracious is ‘courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status or civil or well mannered’ and this is not the synonym of ignominious because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Respectable - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of respectable is ‘regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct or reputable or upright or honest’ and this is not the synonym of ignominious because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of ignominious is inglorious, and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of ignominious is glorious. Thus, Option A is the correct answer as the question and other options are wrong.