A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word.  Mandy was very anxious before going in for her interview. 

A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word.  Mandy was very anxious before going in for her interview.  Correct Answer Composed

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. composed.

Explanation:

The sentence talks about Mandy feeling very worried and concerned about her interview.

  • Anxious: Worried or nervous about something
  • Composed: Calm and collected; keeping expressions under control

Thus, it is clear that 'anxious' and 'composed' are antonyms.

Let's look at the meanings of the other words:

  • Frustrated: Feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something
  • Benign: Harmless; gentle and kind
  • Tolerant: Open-minded; showing a willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with

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