Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

BLEAK

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  1. clear
  2. grim
  3. bright
  4. sharp

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Option 2 : grim
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The correct answer is grim.

 

  • Let's look at the meanings of the given word and marked option:
    • bleak- (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary
    • grim- depressing or worrying to consider
  • ​​​Let's look at the meanings of the other given options: 
    • clear- easy to perceive, understand or interpret
    • bright- giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining
    • sharp- (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something
  • Hence from the given meanings, we find that bleak and grim are synonyms.
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