Question

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word.
Unique
A) Special
B) Uncommon
C) Well-to-do
D) Common

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 unique is ‘special, individual, uncommon and unusual’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word unique.
Option A) Special - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of special is ‘different from what is usual, unusual, extra special’ and this is not antonym of the word unique. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Uncommon - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of uncommon is ‘out of the ordinary; unusual or abnormal or rare’ and this is not antonym of the word unique. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Well-to-do - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of well-to-do is ‘having more than adequate financial resources’ and this is not antonym of the word unique. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Common - is the correct answer because the meaning of common is ‘usual, ordinary, habitual or familiar’ and this is the antonym of the word unique as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of unique is common, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of unique is uncommon, special (already given in the options). Common is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.