Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.
You have made only perfunctory attempts to understand me!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word perfunctory in the following sentence is careful.
- Perfunctory means "done without care or attention to detail."
- Careful means "taking or showing care or caution."
The other words do not have the same meaning as perfunctory, so they are not its antonyms.
- Adamant means "firmly resolved or determined."
- Basic means "forming the foundation or basis of something."
- Casual means "done without much thought or attention."