Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word-
Subservient
a) Aggressive
b) Dignified
c) Straightforward
d) Supercilious

Answer 1

Hint: The given word is 'subservient' which means too ready to obey others. It is willing to do what other people want or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people.
Complete step by step answer: Subservient means “compliant,” “obedient,” “submissive,” or having the qualities of a servant. Something that’s Subservient has been made useful or put into the service of, something else. For eg., Ramesh wants to wear kurtas, but he doesn’t have much respect for a Subservient woman.
We will look at each option carefully and try to find out the meaning and answer to the above questions:
Option 'a' is aggressive which means ready or likely to argue or fight. For eg. His aggressive behavior before everyone will surely take him to his downfall.
Option 'b' is dignified which means behaving in a calm, serious way that makes other people respect you. For eg. He has a kind but dignified behavior towards everyone.
Option 'c' is straightforward which means easy to do or understand; simple. For eg. It moves straightforward upon a well-defined path when set up freely.
Option 'd' is supercilious which means showing that you think that you are better than other people. For eg. The supercilious students couldn’t help but brag about the high score he scored in the last test.
After analyzing each option meaning carefully, we came to the point that option “b”. So the word opposite to the meaning 'subservient' is 'dignified'.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. Don't confuse between 'superlicious' and 'dignified'. They both have different meanings.