Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.
Nutritious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The most appropriate antonym for the word nutritious is unhealthy.
- Nutritious means providing or containing the necessary nutrients for good health.
- Unhealthy means not conducive to good health; harmful.
The other words do not have the same meaning as nutritious and are therefore not antonyms.
- Wholesome means promoting health and well-being; beneficial.
- Alimentary means relating to or concerned with the process of providing nourishment.
- Salubrious means conducive to health and well-being; healthy.