Vocabulary—Antonyms MCQ: Determine the correct antonym of ‘‘GAIN’’; distinguish acquiring/obtaining from its opposite action in standard usage.

Given data

• Main word: gain — obtain, acquire, increase.
• Options: Loose, Fall, Lost, Lose

Concept/ApproachWe require the verb that reverses acquisition to deprivation.

Option analysisLose: fail to keep; opposite of gain. ✅Loose: adjective meaning not tight; spelling trap. ❌Lost: past tense/past participle of lose; not the base-form antonym to match gain. ❌Fall: drop; not the semantic opposite of acquire. ❌

Common pitfallsConfusing loose with lose. Exams often test this spelling/part-of-speech distinction.

Final AnswerLose