Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word

John is a very industrious man though people think he is____________

Chuks612

9 years ago

A synonym to industrious is lazy. Therefore, the antonym should be indolent or lazy. Option E.

chimsimdindu

2 years ago

no underlined word

davidakpanjohn

3 years ago

No word is underlined

Adaaku_Lucy

6 years ago

Industrious means hard-working and its opposite should be idle which means lazy but you selected dull instead.

Afcy1

9 years ago

The selected answer is wrong:

Opposite of industrious is ideal

REF: Thesaurus.com

city264

4 years ago

There was no underlined work to find the opposite in meaning

muradoluwah

4 years ago

industrious. Antonyms: lazy, shiftless, idle. Synonyms: diligent, laborious, busy, assiduous, active, hardworking.