Question

Select the word which has the opposite meaning of the given word:
Respond
 a. Address
b. Great
c. Neglect
d. Negate

Answer 1

Hint: The student should go through the options provided carefully and try to recall each of their meanings. Then the option which is the most opposite in meaning to the given word in question should be selected.

Complete answer:
Antonyms are those words that express meaning as opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In the given question, the word ‘respond’ refers to ‘show a response or a reaction to something; react verbally’.

Let us analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'address', refers to ‘address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question’. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘respond’.
Option (b.), ‘greet', refers to ‘express greetings upon meeting someone’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘respond’.
Option (c.), ‘neglect', refers to ‘willful lack of care and attention’.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘respond’.
Option (d.), ‘negate', refers to ‘be in contradiction with something; deny the truth of something’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘respond’.

Note:
 In a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word, we sometimes do not have options that exactly mean the opposite of the given word. In this case, we have to select the option which is the most antonym to the meaning of the word in the question.