Q7
EnglishVocabulary: Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:
The appearance of the stranger was forbidding.
- a.Warm
- b.Kind
- c.Friendly
- d.Amiable
Answer: (D) Amiable
'Forbidding' means having an unfriendly or threatening appearance. 'Amiable' — having a friendly, pleasant manner — is its most precise antonym. All options are positive qualities, but 'Amiable' best captures the opposite of 'forbidding.'