Question

The scene was indeed captivating.
Choose the word/ phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized bold word/phrase in the sentence.
A) Hateful
B) Splendid
C) Repulsive
D) obscene

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question we have to choose from the given options, an option which is opposite to the word ‘captivating’ in the given sentence. Captivating means attractive, something/someone that takes away the attention or influences with the help of their charm/beauty.

Complete answer:
Let us first understand the meaning of the given options:
A) Hateful - Something/someone that is not likeable or is unpleasant. Something which spreads hatred or disturbs people. E.g. His hateful comments disrturbed everyone in the room.
B) Splendid -Very good/ grand/ beautiful. Something that is very impressive/ excellent. E.g. I had a splendid birthday celebration this time.
C) Repulsive -Something that causes the feeling of Hate or disgust. It could also refer to a quality of repelling or being cold. For e.g. The crime scene was a repulsive sight.
D) Obscene -Something which is unacceptable or offensive(especially in public setup). Some act that is against the morality of the society. For e.g. We should abstain from obscene conduct in the public.

Repulsive is the correct answer. It is so because ‘to captivate’ means ‘to attract’ and ‘to repulse’ means ‘to repel’. Therefore, if we replace the italicised and bold word with it’s opposite in the given sentence, then the sentence will be ‘The scene was indeed repulsive'

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Adjectives are the words that tell us about the quality or quantity of a noun. Both captivating and repulsive are adjectives as they tell us about the quality of attracting and repelling.