Question

Select the antonym for the following word from the options given below:
DENY
A) Reject
B) Leave
C) Verify
D) Endorse

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 deny is ‘state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of or contradictory or gainsay or refuses to give support’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word deny.

Option A) Reject - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of reject is ‘dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty’ and this is not antonym of the word deny. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Leave - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of leave is ‘go away from’ and this is not antonym of the word deny. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Verify - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of verify is ‘to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate’ and this is not antonym of the word deny. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Endorse - is the correct answer because the meaning of endorse is ‘to approve, support, or sustain’ and this is the antonym of the word deny 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 deny is endorse, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of deny is reject (Option A already given in the option). Thus, Option D is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.