Select the word most similar in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
After the cyclone, our colony in Puri took three months to get back to some semblance of normal life.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Appearance
In the given sentence, semblance means an outward look of something, often not complete or real. Its synonym is appearance. Example: The teacher tried hard to bring some semblance of order to the noisy class.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Absence | the state of not being there | In the absence of the principal, the vice-principal took the assembly. |
| (2) Promise | a sign that something good may come (about the future, not how something looks) | The dark clouds held the promise of rain for the dry fields. |
| (3) Appearance (answer) | the way something seems or looks (same as semblance) | The old haveli has the appearance of a museum now. |
| (4) Memory | something remembered from the past | I have a happy memory of flying kites with Dada on the terrace. |
| Synonyms of semblance: appearance, show, look, outward form Antonyms of semblance: reality, substance, truth |