Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
ILLUSTRIOUS
A) Uneducated
B) Uncivilised
C) Unintelligent
D) Unknown

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word illustrious is ‘well – known or respected or notable or eminent’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word illustrious.
Option A) Uneducated - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of uneducated is ‘showing a poor level of education or ill-educated or untaught’ and this is not antonym of the word illustrious. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Uncivilised - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of uncivilised is ‘not socially, rough or vulgar’ and this is not antonym of the word illustrious. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Unintelligent - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of unintelligent is ‘having or showing a low level of intelligence or stupid or brainless’ and this is not antonym of the word illustrious. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Unknown - is the correct answer because the meaning of unknown is ‘not known or familiar or unrevealed’ and this is the antonym of the word illustrious as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ D’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of ILLUSTRIOUS are unknown and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word illustrious is eminent or prestigious. Thus, Option D is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options.