Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
The boss persists with his loyalists even now.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The most appropriate antonym of the highlighted word persists is discontinues.
- Persists means "to continue or maintain something in spite of opposition or difficulty."
- Discontinues means "to stop doing or using something."
The other words do not have the same meaning as persists, so they are not its antonyms.
- Retinues means "a group of people who attend or follow a person of importance."
- Continues means "to go on or keep going without interruption."
- Formulates means "to create or design something by following a set of rules or principles."