Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
The players seem to be suffering from exertion.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate antonym of the highlighted word exertion is inaction.
- Exertion means "the act of using physical or mental energy."
- Inaction means "the state of not doing anything; inactivity."
The other words have different meanings to exertion, so they are not good antonyms.
- Suffocation means "the state of being unable to breathe because of a lack of air."
- Traction means "the force that pulls two surfaces together."
- Reaction means "a response to a stimulus."