The sky is clear today.
- (a)bright
- (b)opaque
- (c)cloudless
- (d)blue
Answer
B
Why
Correct — B, opaque. Here 'clear' means transparent and easy to see through, and its opposite is 'opaque', which means not able to be seen through, so it is the correct antonym.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)bright — 'Bright' means full of light; it is not the opposite of 'clear'.
- (c)cloudless — 'Cloudless' means free of clouds — a synonym of a clear sky, not its opposite.
- (d)blue — 'Blue' names a colour; it has no opposite relationship with 'clear'.
Concept
An antonym item — 'clear' means transparent, so its opposite is 'opaque' (not see-through); 'cloudless' is a near-synonym placed as a trap.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word opposite in meaning to 'transparent'.
- (a)clear
- (b)opaque
- (c)glassy
- (d)open
Answer(b) opaque — 'transparent' lets light through; 'opaque' does not, so it is the opposite. - practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word opposite in meaning to 'lucid'.
- (a)clear
- (b)obscure
- (c)plain
- (d)simple
Answer(b) obscure — 'lucid' means clear and easy to understand; 'obscure' means unclear, so it is the opposite.