2024 · Q3
Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
His behaviour was quite **belligerent**.
EnglishAntonyms
- Abellicose
- Bantagonistic
- Ccombative
- Damiable
Explanation
Belligerent describes someone hostile and eager to fight. Amiable means friendly and good-natured, which is the opposite. Bellicose, antagonistic and combative all share the warlike sense of belligerent, so they cannot be antonyms. The answer is D.