Choose from the given options one that is opposite in meaning to "Noxious"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Pleasant
Noxious means harmful or poisonous, and also very unpleasant, as of a smell or gas that is bad to breathe. Its antonym is pleasant.
Example: The factory released noxious fumes into the air.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Baneful | harmful or destructive (it is a synonym of noxious, not its opposite) | Gossip had a baneful effect on the team. |
| (2) Pleasant (answer) | agreeable, giving enjoyment or comfort (a noxious smell is nasty and harmful, and a pleasant one is agreeable) | A pleasant smell of jasmine filled the garden. |
| (3) Injurious | causing harm or injury (it has the same meaning as noxious) | Smoking is injurious to health. |
| (4) Harmful | causing damage or hurt (it is a synonym of noxious) | Plastic is harmful to sea animals. |
| Synonyms of noxious: harmful, poisonous, injurious, baneful Antonyms of noxious: harmless, wholesome, beneficial, innocuous |