2019 · Q59
Each item consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
He has been facing a kind of **intimidation** by his friends for last two years.
EnglishAntonyms
- AWiles
- BConviction
- CPersuasion
- DSupport
Explanation
"Intimidation" is coercion through fear; its conceptual opposite is "persuasion" — winning someone over through reason instead of fright. "Wiles," "conviction," and "support" do not form this direct contrast. Hence (C).