Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the bold word/phrase in the sentence.
He climbed up a stationary wagon.
a) moving
b) speeding
c) shunting
d) standing

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘stationary’ refers to ‘not moving or not intended to be moved'. This word is usually used as an adjective. Another antonym of this word is ‘mobile’.

Complete answer:
Antonyms are words that have contrasting, or the opposite,
meanings, in the same language. For example, the words ‘hot-cold’, ‘confident-diffident’,
and ‘boring-interesting’ are all pairs of antonyms.

The given word is used in the given sentence as an adjective to describe the noun ‘wagon’. It gives us the information about the position of the wagon and lends context and meaning to the former part of the sentence.

Now, we know what the meaning of the given word is. Let’s look at the given options one by one:

a) moving - The word ‘moving’ refers to ‘in motion'. This word has the exact opposite meaning of the given word. This is the antonym of the word ‘stationary’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
b) speeding - The word ‘speeding’ refers to ‘the act of driving a vehicle at high speed'. This word has a very different meaning to the given word. It is not the antonym of the given word ‘stationary’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) shunting - The word ‘shunting’ refers to ‘to move someone or something from one place to another'. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. It is not the antonym of the given word ‘stationary’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d) standing - The word ‘standing’ refers to ‘performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks’. This word has a similar meaning to the given word. It is not the antonym of the given word ‘stationary’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
 Make sure to understand the meaning of the question and the word given. Go
through all the given options, and pick out the option that is the exact opposite in meaning
to the given word.