Question

NEOPHYTE is the opposite of

• A. student
• B. clown
• C. veteran
• D. professional

Hint:

Think of a word meaning highly experienced, the opposite of a beginner.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

This question tests vocabulary. "Neophyte" means a beginner or someone new to an activity, so we need the word that means the opposite: someone highly experienced.

1. student: A student is someone who is learning, which is close to being a beginner rather than its opposite, so this does not work as an antonym.
2. clown: A clown is a comic performer. This word has nothing to do with experience or inexperience, so it cannot be the opposite of "neophyte".
3. veteran: A veteran is a person with long experience in a field. Since "neophyte" means someone new and inexperienced, "veteran" is its direct opposite.
4. professional: A professional is someone who does something for a living, but a professional can still be new to the job, so this word does not directly oppose "beginner" the way "veteran" does.

The word that means the clear opposite of "neophyte" is "veteran", since it captures long experience against the newcomer status a neophyte has.

Let's summarize:

• "Neophyte" means a beginner or novice.
• "Veteran" means someone with long, proven experience, the exact opposite idea.

So the correct answer is "veteran", option (C).