Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
INIMICAL
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Hostile.
1. INIMICAL: tending to obstruct or harm.
2. Hostile: unfriendly; antagonistic.
- Synonym: adverse, destructive, harmful, hostile.
- Antonym: aiding, assisting, favourable, friendly.
Ex: When Pausanias remarks that personal attachments are inimical to despots.
3. Deliberate: engage in long and careful consideration.
4. Comparable: (of a person or thing) able to be likened to another; similar.
5. Influential: having great influence on someone or something.
Analyzing the above meaning it is evident that Hostile is synonymous to INIMICAL.