Question

The synonym for the word underlined at [4] is __________.

• A. Gentleness
• B. Kindness
• C. Perfection
• D. Cruelty

Answer 1

The correct option is D Cruelty

A synonym is a word/phrase that means the same as another word/phrase.

Option D: 'Brutality' means 'the quality of being brutal or cruel'. 'Brutal' means 'unpleasant or harsh'.

'Cruelty' means 'a behaviour that is extremely unkind or unpleasant, intentionally causing pain to people or animals'.

As you can see, 'cruelty' means the same as 'brutality'. Hence, it's the synonym here and option D is correct.

Option A: 'Gentleness' is 'a quality of being good-natured, mild'.

Option B: 'Kindness' means 'a quality of being good-natured, humane and gentle'. It means the opposite of the given word 'brutality'. It's an antonym and not the synonym.

Option C: 'Perfection' means 'the highest degree of a skill or excellence'.

These words do not mean the same as 'brutality'.

Hence, options A, B and C are wrong.