Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Despite failing twice, the tenacious climber reached the summit on her third attempt.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Persistent
In the given sentence, tenacious means not giving up, even when things are hard. Its synonym is persistent. Example: Ravi is a tenacious student and solved every sum before going to bed.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Persistent (answer) | keeping on trying even when things go wrong (same as tenacious) | After weeks of persistent effort, Meena finally learnt to swim. |
| (2) Ambitious | having a strong wish to succeed or to do something big | Sunil is ambitious and wants to open his own bakery one day. |
| (3) Talented | having a natural skill (the sentence praises her for not giving up, not for a special skill) | Priya is a talented singer and won the school contest. |
| (4) Fearless | not afraid of danger (a brave person may still give up after failing twice) | The fearless boy jumped into the pond to save the puppy. |
| Synonyms of tenacious: persistent, determined, resolute, dogged Antonyms of tenacious: irresolute, wavering, half-hearted, weak-willed |