Vocabulary antonyms — Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘‘ARTIFICIAL’’ (SSC/Bank English, synonym–antonym practice). Provide the best antonym and understand why the distractors are not correct.

Given data

• Target word: ARTIFICIAL
• Options: Red; Natural; Truthful; Solid

Concept/Approach
'Artificial' means man-made, synthetic, or not occurring naturally. Therefore, the direct semantic opposite is 'Natural' — that which exists in or is produced by nature without human intervention.

Word sense and usage
Artificial: 'artificial flavors', 'artificial intelligence' (non-natural origin).Natural: 'natural fibers', 'natural beauty' (not synthetic).

Why the other options are wrong
Red: a color; unrelated to natural vs. synthetic.Truthful: concerns honesty, not origin/mode of production.Solid: state of matter/consistency; not an antonym of 'artificial'.

Memory tip
Think: artificial flower (plastic) ↔ natural flower (grown).

Final Answer
Natural