Question

Give correct antonym of: Appropriate
a) Correct
b) Wrong
c) Perfect
d) Suitable

Answer 1

Hint: The correct option is the word opposite to what appropriate means. Appropriate stands for being right or acceptable (in a particular condition).
Example: Your conduct in the school is not appropriate – i.e. not acceptable as per the school’s rules.

Complete step by step answer:
Option a – Correct:
When something is correct, it’s right or acceptable in the context it’s talking about.
Example: You’re correct about the illegal business being run by a group of people in the city.
Option b – Wrong:
When someone or something isn’t correct or right in a context, it’s considered wrong.
Example: You are wrong about the new principal. He is a man of ethical conduct and a father figure.
Option c – Perfect:
When something is perfect, it’s appropriate and completely correct as per the expectations.
Example: This play is a perfect example of how tragedy has to be portrayed.
Option d – Suitable:
When something is suitable, it’s correct or appropriate for those circumstances.
Example: This medicine is suitable for children but it still should be taken under a Doctor’s supervision.
The correct antonym for ‘Appropriate’, thus, is option b – ‘Wrong’ which means not correct, suitable or appropriate in the context.

Note:
All the other three options i.e. option a, c and d mean more or less the same and are considered to be synonyms of ‘appropriate’ i.e. right, apt, correct, proper etc. The only option which is completely opposite to appropriate, thus, is option b – wrong which means- inappropriate, incorrect, unsuitable, improper etc.