Antonyms — Identify the most appropriate opposite of ‘‘ABLE’’ (standard negative formation and accepted usage).
Verbal Ability
Antonyms
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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ADisable
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BInable
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CUnable
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DMisable
Answer
Correct Answer: Unable
Explanation
Given data
- Target word: ABLE
- Options: Disable; Inable; Unable; Misable
Concept/ApproachThe accepted antonym of 'able' is 'unable' meaning not able or incapable. It is the standard dictionary pair.
Why the others are incorrectDisable: a verb meaning to render unable; not a direct adjectival antonym in this context.Inable and Misable: nonstandard and not used in modern English.
Final AnswerUnable