Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The natural environment is in contrast with the 'built environment' which refers to areas that have been fundamentally transformed and influenced by human activity, such as cities, towns, substructures and so on.

Intact

The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word TRANSFORMED is INTACT.

• Transformed means changed in form, appearance, or character.
• Intact means having suffered no damage or destruction.

Therefore, the antonym of transformed must mean the opposite of changed or damaged. Of the above choices, only intact has the opposite meaning of transformed.

The other choices are not antonyms of transformed.

• Hackneyed means used too often and therefore not fresh or interesting. This is not the opposite of transformed, as something can be transformed without being hackneyed.
• Inimical means hostile or unfriendly. This is not the opposite of transformed, as something can be transformed without being hostile or unfriendly.
• Interested means having or showing curiosity or concern. This is not the opposite of transformed, as something can be transformed without being curious or concerned.