Question

Select the word which means the opposite of the word “Outlandish”.
A) Ordinary
B) Alien
C) Barbarous
D) Outsider

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question we have to identify the word from the given options whose meaning is opposite to the meaning of the word ‘Outlandish’. Outlandish means something/someone that is very strange or unusual.

Complete answer:
Let us first understand the meaning of the given options:
A) Ordinary- It is a characteristic of being usual or of not being different from others. E.g. His artwork was very ordinary, anybody with a basic sense could have made it.
B) Alien- Someone/something unknown. It is a characteristic of being foreign. It could be a person from another state, country or any living being from another planet. E.g. Being an Indian, I felt like an alien among all the african people.
C) Barbarous- It refers to someone who is uncivilized or has brutal/cruel/unpleasant/unacceptable behaviour. E.g. He and his friends were sent in judicial custody for their barbarous act.
D) Outsider- It refers to a person who doesn't belong to a group of members. It also refers to someone who is very different (skillswise/look wise/ region wise etc) from a given group of people. E.g. Despite being an outsider among us, she expressed herself confidently.

Ordinary is the opposite of the word outlandish. Ordinary is something/ someone usual and outlandish is something/someone unusual. Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Adjectives are the words that tell us about the quality or quantity of a noun. Barbarous, Ordinary and outlandish are adjectives as they show a quality of something or someone. Alien can function both as a noun as well as an adjective.