Question

Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word-
Vital
a) Renew
b) Unimportant
c) Important
d) Old

Answer 1

Hint: An antonym is a word that means the opposite of any other word. For instance, the antonym of 'hot' maybe 'cold .’

Complete answer:
 Vital means very important or necessary. Some antonyms of vital are: mortal, lethal, cadaverous, lifeless, inanimate, unessential, unimportant, secondary, separable, immaterial. Some synonyms of vital are living, animate, life-supporting, essential, necessary, etc. For eg. The co-curricular activities play a vital role in the development of any youth.
We will look at each option carefully and try to find out the meaning and figure out the answer through it-
Option 'a' renew means to start something again. For eg. After his downfall in politics, he wishes to renew his old job again.
Option 'b' unimportant means not important. For eg. They spoke little even to one another, and when they did it was very unimportant matters.
Option 'c' important means having great value or influence; very necessary. For eg. He was one of the most important cricketers of his era.
Option 'd' old means that has existed for a long time; connected with past times. For eg. The man is quite old from the way he talks.
After analyzing each option carefully, we came to the point that option 'b' is the right answer. The word opposite to the word “vital” is “unimportant”.

Note:
 All the other options are plausible distractions. Don't confuse between 'unimportant' and 'important'. Both of these words are antonyms.