Question

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word
Endowment
A. Gifted
B. Loss
C. Power
D. Prize

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 Endowment is the action of endowing something or someone. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word endowment.
Option A) Gifted – It is an incorrect option because Gifted refers 'to having exceptional talent or natural ability. This is not opposite to the given word. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Loss – It is the correct option because as the word loss means the fact or process of losing something or someone and the word endowment means the action of endowing something or someone. Both the words are opposite of each other.
 Option C) Power - This option is not correct because Power means the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way. This is not opposite to the given word. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Prize – This option is not correct because Prize means a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement. This is not opposite to the given word. 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 Endowment is Loss, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of Endowment is funding. Thus, Option C is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.