Question

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word:
Arrival
a) Appearance
b) Departure
c) Disappearance
d) Approaching

Answer 1

Hint: The meaning of ‘arrive’ is to come to someplace. To arrive somewhere is called arrival. To write the opposite of ‘arrival’ would be ‘to not arrive’.

Complete step-by-step answer:
One word for ‘not arriving’ somewhere is ‘to depart’. Thus, the answer will be option b, that is, departure. For example, arrivals and departures at an airport.
Option a is wrong because ‘appearance’ is similar to ‘arrival’. An example is, ‘The appearance of my mother at my door last night scared me’.
Option c, ‘disappearance’, means to vanish from someplace. It is not the opposite of the word ‘arrival’. Disappearances usually have an element of surprise. It is sudden. For example, ‘Everyone talked about her disappearance from the town’. Therefore, it is the wrong answer.
Option d, that is, ‘approaching’, means to approach something or someplace. The approach means to go near to something or someplace. For example, ‘I approached the principal with respect’. Hence, it is incorrect.
Hence option (b) is correct. 

Note: We need to select the word which is closer in meaning. ‘Appearance’ has been shown to be a synonym of ‘arrival’. According to that, ‘disappearance’ should be the antonym. While disappearance and departure are close to each other in meaning, the more appropriate word is the departure as an antonym for ‘arrival’. Therefore, it is important to carefully read all the options given in the question because we have to select the answer which is most appropriate.