Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Penalty
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The most appropriate antonym of the word penalty is reward.
- Penalty is a punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule or law.
- Reward is a prize or other form of recognition given for a specific achievement.
The other words do not have the same meaning as penalty and are therefore not antonyms.
- Gift is something given without payment.
- Punishment is a penalty imposed for breaking a rule or law.
- Warning is a notification that something bad is likely to happen.