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A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word.  The witness's entire testimony was contrary to what the victim claimed. 

A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word.  The witness's entire testimony was contrary to what the victim claimed.  Correct Answer Opposite

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. opposite.
Key Points 

The sentence talks about how in a legal case, the account given by a witness was completely opposite to the account given by the victim.

  • Contrary: opposite in nature, direction or meaning to something (प्रकृति, दिशा या किसी चीज के अर्थ के विपरीत)
  • Opposite: completely different  or conflicting with something else (पूरी तरह से अलग या किसी और चीज़ से विरोध करने वाला)

Thus, it is clear that 'contrary' and 'opposite' are synonyms.

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

  • Inline: having parts arranged in a line (भागों को एक पंक्ति में व्यवस्थित करना)
  • Parallel: occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding (एक ही समय में या इसी तरह से घटित या विद्यमान; तदनुसार)
  • Diagonal: (of a straight line) joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shapes ((एक सीधी रेखा का) एक वर्ग, आयत, या अन्य सीधी भुजाओं के दो विपरीत कोनों को मिलाना)

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