Question

Select the antonym for the following word from the options given below:
FILTHY
a. Dirty
b. Impure
c. Pure
d. Unsoiled

Answer 1

Hint: Imagine you wanted to have a cold drink but due to some reasons you instead got a hot drink, you got an antonym (opposite) of what you need. Just like that the words that share opposite meanings to each other are antonyms.

Complete answer:
Before we start looking at the option we must first understand what the word ‘filthy’ means. So, filthy is something that is to an extreme extent or disgustingly dirty.
To better understand it, look at the example – that is a filthy restaurant, he is filthy rich etc. now; we have understood what filthy means. So let us look into the different options given to us –
a. Dirty is something that is impure, foul, filthy, unclean etc.
b. Impure is something that isn’t pure or clean.
c. Pure means unmixed or something that is clean
d. Unsoiled means not stained or dirty.
In the above given option c is correct. We do not consider option d which also means not dirty because the word filthy talks of extreme kind of dirty and the opposite should be pure which is extremely clean.

Note: Sometimes there are two or more words that may seem correct. So, what you need to do at such times is look at the given word and its meaning and compare it with the meanings of the similar options. Whichever fulfil the category of being the exact opposite will be your correct answer.