Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Despite the poor results of the first term, the principal remained sanguine about the board exams.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Optimistic
In the given sentence, sanguine means cheerful and hopeful about the future, even when things look bad. Its synonym is optimistic. Example: Dadi stays sanguine about the harvest even in a dry year.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Cautious | careful to avoid risk or danger | Papa is a cautious driver on the hill roads. |
| (2) Indifferent | not caring or not interested (the principal cared about the exams and felt hopeful) | Rohit was indifferent to the cricket match and kept reading. |
| (3) Gloomy | sad and expecting things to go badly (the opposite of sanguine) | The players looked gloomy after the loss. |
| (4) Optimistic (answer) | expecting good things to happen (same as sanguine) | The coach is optimistic that our team will reach the final. |
| Synonyms of sanguine: optimistic, hopeful, confident, cheerful Antonyms of sanguine: gloomy, pessimistic, hopeless, despondent |