Question

Choose the most effective word that is nearly same in meaning to the word 'benevolent.

• A. Malevolent
• B. Benighted
• C. Benign
• D. Benumbed

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Benign

• The word benevolent means "well-meaning and kindly. - Benign: Gentle and kind; having a gracious disposition.

• Malevolent: Having or showing a wish to do evil to others; the opposite of benevolent.

• Benighted: In a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened.

• Benumbed: Deprived of physical or emotional feeling; numbed.