Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
DESIST
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate antonym of the word DESIST is TO CARRY ON.
- Desist means "to stop or refrain from doing something."
- To carry on means "to continue or persevere in doing something."
The other words do not have the same meaning as to carry on.
- Worried means "feeling or showing concern, anxiety, or trouble."
- Mannerly means "having or showing good manners or polite behavior."
- Abstain means "to choose not to do or have something."