Question

Select the word from the options below that is farthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRUGAL
A) Stingy
B) Extravagant
C) Timid
D) Frightening

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word frugal is ‘saving or careful or insufficient’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word frugal.
Option A) Stingy - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of stingy is ‘ungenerous or mean or miserly or close’ and this is not antonym of the word frugal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Extravagant - is the correct answer because the meaning of extravagant is ‘spendthrift or excessive or costly’ and this is the antonym of the word frugal as they have different meaning, or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Timid - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of timid is ‘lack of courage or confidence or fearful or afraid’ and this is not antonym of the word frugal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Frightening - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of frightening is ‘making someone afraid or anxious or terrifying’ and this is not antonym of the word frugal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option’ B’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of FRUGAL are Extravagant and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word frugal is saving or careful. Also, in the options timid and frightening are synonyms of each other because they have the same meaning. Thus, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options.