Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Synonyms

Question:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

SULLY

 

Options:

Disastrous

Insane

Tumult

Contaminate

Correct Answer:

Contaminate

Explanation:

The most appropriate synonym of the word sully is contaminate.

  • Sully means "to make dirty, impure, or dishonorable."
  • Contaminate means "to make something impure or unclean by contact with something else."

The other words do not have the same meaning as sully.

  • Disastrous means "causing great damage or harm."
  • Insane means "having a severe mental illness that makes it difficult to think clearly, behave normally, or control one's emotions."
  • Tumult means "a state of wild and noisy disorder or confusion."