Question

Select the synonym for the following word from the options given below:
ABSTAIN
A) Pursue
B) Adopt
C) Persist
D) Refrain

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
We must find the meaning of abstain and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of abstain is ‘restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something or to hold oneself back voluntarily’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as abstain.
Option A) Pursue - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of pursue is ‘follow or chase or go after or run after’ and this is not the synonym of abstain because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Adopt - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of adopt is ‘legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own or embrace’ and this is not the synonym of abstain because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Persist - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of persist is ‘continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition or carry on or go on’ and this is not the synonym of abstain because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Refrain - is the correct answer because the meaning of refrain is ‘stop oneself from doing something or abstain or withhold’ and this is the synonym of the word abstain and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of abstain is refrain and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of abstain in vote. Thus, Option D is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word abstain and other options are wrong.