Question

Find the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Tenant
a)Landlord
b)Director
c)Employee
d)Servant

Answer 1

Hint: The opposite of a word indicated the antonym of the word. It has a contrasting meaning in comparison to the root word. Here, you need to find the word opposite of ‘tenant’.

Complete answer:

First, let us understand who a tenant is. A tenant is somebody who stays at someone’s house on rent. For e.g. – He is my tenant, or he lives in my house as a tenant.
So, who would be the opposite of a tenant? Well, someone who gives place to a tenant and that would be a landlord. Therefore, the correct answer would be the option – ‘a’, i.e. landlord.
If we look at the other options provided we will see why we cannot choose them as the correct option –
b) Director – is someone who is a person in charge of an activity, department, or organization. For e.g. – He is the sales director, or He is the director of the school, etc.
c) Employee – is someone who is employed for wages or salary. For e.g. – He is my employee etc.
d) Servant – a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. For e.g. – My mom needs a domestic servant to help her with her household jobs etc.

Note: If not sure about your answer just use the elimination method to remove the words that you think are least likely to be the correct answer. That way you might find it easier to reach the correct option.