Choose the word that describes the best antonym (opposite) of the following words.
Pernicious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The best antonym for pernicious is beneficial.
- Pernicious means highly injurious or destructive.
- Beneficial means conferring a benefit; advantageous.
The other options are not opposites of pernicious.
- Prolonged means lasting for a long time.
- Ruinous means causing or leading to ruin.
- Pornographic means relating to or depicting explicit sexual activity in a way that is intended to cause sexual excitement.