Read the given sentence and select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Straighten’ from the following options.
The soldiers were crouching and crawling behind the fence to take a better shot at the enemies and surprise them.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. crouching.
- Straighten means to make something straight or to return to an upright position.
- Crouching involves bending down or hunching over, which is the opposite of straightening up.
So, crouching fits as the antonym of "straighten."