Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Many died in captivity and many suffered appalling brutality.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word brutality in the given sentence is gentleness.
- Brutality means "extreme violence or cruelty."
- Gentleness means "kindness, mildness, and tenderness."
The other words do not have the same meaning as brutality, so they are not its antonyms.
- Ferocity means "savageness or fierceness."
- Cruelty means "inhumane or violent behavior."
- Sensitivity means "the ability to feel or be affected by things."