Select the word most opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'dazzling': Now we can have another dazzling thought, as an outcome of my brilliant research!
- (a)splendid
- (b)murky
- (c)dazing
- (d)fulgent
Answer
B
Why
Correct — B, murky. 'Dazzling' means brilliantly bright or impressive, so its opposite is 'murky' — dark, dim and gloomy. The other options all mean bright or brilliant, so only 'murky' reverses the sense.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)splendid — Splendid means magnificent or brilliant, a synonym of dazzling rather than its opposite.
- (c)dazing — Dazing means stunning or bewildering, close in feel to dazzling, so it does not oppose it.
- (d)fulgent — Fulgent means shining brightly — another synonym of dazzling, not its antonym.
Concept
An antonym item — 'dazzling' means brilliantly bright, so its opposite is 'murky' (dark and gloomy).
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word most opposite in meaning to 'radiant'.
- (a)glowing
- (b)dim
- (c)shining
- (d)bright
Answer(b) dim — radiant means bright; dim is its opposite.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word most opposite in meaning to 'luminous'.
- (a)brilliant
- (b)gleaming
- (c)murky
- (d)vivid
Answer(c) murky — luminous means giving off light; murky means dark and dim.