Question

The antonym of the word tragedy is _______.
A. Comedy
B. Sadness
C. Victory
D. Seriousness

Answer 1

Hint: Antonym is a word opposite in meaning to others. The root words for the word antonym are the words ’anti’ means ‘against or opposite’ and ‘onym’ means ‘name’. For example- Cold and hot are the antonyms of each other as they give opposite meanings.

Complete answer:
We have to give opposite to the words that are given in the options.
Option A) Comedy – the meaning of comedy is entertainment or making situation comedy that is intended to make an audience laugh. The opposite of comedy is tragedy.

Option B) Sadness – the meaning of sadness is the condition or quality of being sad. Sadness is also considered as unhappy, regret, depression. The antonym of sadness is happiness.

Option C) Victory – the meaning of victory is ‘an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in the battle or fight or in competition. The antonym of victory is defeat.

Option D) Seriousness – the meaning of seriousness is the quality or state of being serious. The antonym of seriousness is cheerfulness.

The word tragedy means that it is an event causing great suffering, destruction, such as a serious accident.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: There are two words synonyms and the antonyms. As we know the meaning of the words i.e. synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and antonyms are the words that have opposite meaning. So, as per the question, we have to give the antonyms of the underlined word tragedy. So, the antonym of tragedy is comedy and synonyms of tragedy are disasters. So, Option A is the most appropriate answer as other options do not give the opposite meaning of the word tragedy.