Question

Choose the word/phrase which is opposite in meaning to the italicized word/phrase in the sentence.
Sherlock Holmes is a fictitious character.

• A. real
• B. imaginative
• C. fancy
• D. foreign

Answer 1

The correct option is A real

The word 'fictitious' refers to being imaginary or fabricated.
Option A, real refers to something genuine, not imagined or supposed.
Option B, imaginative refers to having or showing creativity or inventiveness.
Option C, fancy refers to something elaborate in structure or decoration.
Option D, foreign refers to dealing with or relating to other countries.
Thus, according to the meaning, the word 'real' is the opposite of the word 'fictitious'.