Question

Choose the word which is the closest antonym of the given word:
SCRAWNY

• A. Lean
• B. Skinny
• C. Emaciated
• D. Obese
• E. Wrinkled

Hint:

Scrawny means unhealthily thin; look for the option describing an excessively heavy build.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand the meaning of the given word.
"Scrawny" describes a person or animal that is unpleasantly thin, bony, and underdeveloped in build.

Step 2: Decide what the antonym should mean.
The opposite of being unhealthily thin is being excessively overweight or heavily built.

Step 3: Eliminate the options that do not fit.
(a) Lean means slim and fit, without extra fat, this is close in meaning to scrawny, not opposite.
(b) Skinny is essentially a synonym of scrawny, both describe excessive thinness.
(c) Emaciated means abnormally thin from starvation or illness, an even stronger synonym of scrawny.
(e) Wrinkled describes skin texture, folds and creases, which is a different physical quality altogether and not the opposite of thinness.

Step 4: Confirm the best match.
(d) Obese means seriously overweight, which is the direct physical opposite of scrawny.

Step 5: State the answer.
The correct answer is option (d), Obese.