Question

Select the words which means the opposite of the given word.
CONQUER
A.Descent
B. Victory
C. Perish
D. Surrender

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are 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 Conquer is' overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force'. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word Conquer.
Option A) Descent – It is an incorrect option because Descent means to climb down, and thus is the opposite of “ascent. It is not opposite to the meaning of the given word. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Victory - It is an incorrect option because Victory means to win, which is actually the synonym of conquer. These words do not mean the opposite of the given word. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Perish – This option is not correct because Perish means to die or to die down, and thus is the opposite of “blossom”. These words do not mean the opposite of the Conquer. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Surrender: This is the correct option because the literal meaning of the word ‘conquer’ is to win over. It can be a person, a kingdom, a crowd, etc. And given the meaning, the exact opposite word can be surrendered. The word ‘surrender’ means to give up, which technically is the opposite situation of winning over

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonym of Conquer is Surrender, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of Conquer is Defeat. Thus, Option D is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.