Question

Select the opposite of the given word:-
Queer
A) Common
B) Strange
C) Unique
D) Delicate

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 word queer is ‘strange or unusual or curious, bizarre, weird’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word queer.
Option A) Common - is the correct answer because the meaning of common is ‘happening or found often or in many places or usual or ordinary or repeated’ and this is the antonym of the word queer as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Strange - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of strange is ‘unusual or bizarre or weird or odd or curious’ and this is not antonym of the word queer. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Unique - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of unique is ‘distinctive or special or especial or sole’ and this is not antonym of the word queer. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Delicate - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of delicate is ‘fragile or breakable or elegant or graceful or gauzy’ and this is not antonym of the word queer. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other. Antonym of queer is common, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of queer is strange (which is already given in Option B). Thus, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.