Select the appropriate Antonym of the word HAGGARD
(A) Robust
(B) Emaciated
(C) Gaunt
(D) Lively
(E) Heinous
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (D) only
Haggard means looking very tired, thin and unwell, from worry, illness or lack of sleep.
Example: After three sleepless nights, she looked pale and haggard.
(A) Robust — Antonym.
- Robust means strong and healthy, the opposite of a worn-out look.
Example: The old farmer is still robust and works in the fields.
(B) Emaciated — Not an antonym.
- Emaciated means abnormally thin and weak.
- It is close in meaning to haggard.
(C) Gaunt — Not an antonym.
- Gaunt means thin and bony, looking ill or tired, a synonym of haggard.
(D) Lively — Antonym.
- Lively means full of life and energy, the opposite of looking exhausted.
Example: The children were lively after their holiday.
(E) Heinous — Not an antonym.
- Heinous means extremely wicked (a heinous crime).
- It has nothing to do with how a person looks.
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