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Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Destroy
Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Destroy
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The correct option is B Create
The given word 'destroy' means 'to end the existence of', it is used in the negative sense.
An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word.
From the options, 'create' means 'to bring something into existence', which is very much the opposite of the given word, the latter meaning 'to remove from existence'.
Consider the expressions 'destroy the city' and 'create a city'; they have completely opposite meanings. Hence 'create' is the antonym of 'destroy' and option D is correct.
'Finish' means the end of something, it is similar in meaning to destroy. Hence it isn't the latter's antonym.
Similarly, 'ruin' means destruction or disintegration of something, it is a synonym of the given word.
'Operate' means to control a function or an action, like operating a machine. It is not connected to the given word.
Hence options A, B, and C are incorrect.
The given word 'destroy' means 'to end the existence of', it is used in the negative sense.
An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word.
From the options, 'create' means 'to bring something into existence', which is very much the opposite of the given word, the latter meaning 'to remove from existence'.
Consider the expressions 'destroy the city' and 'create a city'; they have completely opposite meanings. Hence 'create' is the antonym of 'destroy' and option D is correct.
'Finish' means the end of something, it is similar in meaning to destroy. Hence it isn't the latter's antonym.
Similarly, 'ruin' means destruction or disintegration of something, it is a synonym of the given word.
'Operate' means to control a function or an action, like operating a machine. It is not connected to the given word.
Hence options A, B, and C are incorrect.
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