Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
DOUR
 a) radical
b) active
c) young
d) cheerful

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express meaning as opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other. In the given question, the word ‘dour’ refers to ‘harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance’.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'radical', refers to ‘(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘dour’.
Option (b.), ‘active', refers to ‘tending to become more severe or wider in scope’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘dour’.
Option (c.), ‘young', refers to ‘suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word ‘dour’.
Option (d.), ‘cheerful', refers to ‘being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits’.
Therefore, option (d.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word ‘dour’.

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