English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishAntonyms
Choose the word that is most opposite in meaning to the given word: Hideous
Options
- AAbominable
- BGrotesque
- CAlluring
- DMacabre
Correct answer
C. Alluring
Step-by-step solution
Hideous (adj) : If you say that someone or something is hideous, you mean that they are very ugly or unattractive. Ex. She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed. Abominable (adj) : Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad. Ex. The President described the killings as an abominable crime. Grotesque (adj) : You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you. Ex. Tthe grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyon