Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
REAR
a) front
b) foreground
c) forehead
d) forward

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.

In the given question, the word ‘rear’ refers to the side of an object that is opposite its front.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:

Option (a.), 'front', refers to the side that is forward or prominent.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘rear’.

Option (b.), ‘foreground', refers to the part of a scene that is near the viewer.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘rear’.

Option (c.), ‘forehead', refers to the part of the face above the eyes.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘rear’.

Option (d.), ‘forward', refers to at or to or toward the front.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘rear’.

Note:
Sometimes the given options in a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word do not exactly mean the opposite of the given word. If this happens, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.