Question

Select the word or the group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PANDEMONIUM
a. violence
b. quarrel
c. wild and noisy disorder
d. verbal exchange

Answer 1

Hint:
Synonyms refer to words that mean exactly the same. Understand the meaning of the given sentence. Look through the options to find the word with the exact same meaning as the given word.

Complete answer:
 A synonym is a word/phrase that has the exact or nearly the same meaning as another word/phrase in the same language, for example, ‘talk’ is a synonym of ‘chat’, as they convey the same exact meaning as each other, which means that they can replace each other in a sentence. The word ‘pandemonium’ refers to ‘unrestrained chaos’. This word is usually used as a noun.

Now, we know the meaning and usage of the given word. Let’s look at the given options-
a. violence - The word ‘violence’ refers to ‘behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something', so this word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘pandemonium’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b. quarrel - The word ‘quarrel’ refers to a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term’, so this word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘pandemonium’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c. wild and noisy disorder - This phrase refers to ‘unrestrained chaos’, so this phrase has the exact same meaning as the given word. This is the synonym of ‘pandemonium’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d. verbal exchange - This phrase refers to ‘a conversation using words’, so this phrase has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘pandemonium’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
 Some frequently used synonyms of ‘pandemonium’ are bedlam, chaos, mayhem, uproar, havoc, madness, turmoil, tumult, commotion, confusion, disorder, anarchy, furor, frenzy, hubbub, and hullabaloo.