Question

Choose the word that is the antonym of the word ‘persisted’ as used in the sentence: ‘Kariko persisted with mRNA research despite repeated rejection.’

• A. continued
• B. endured
• C. abandoned
• D. maintained

Answer 1

Answer:

C. abandoned

• In the sentence, persisted means continued despite difficulty or opposition.

• The opposite (antonym) of continuing is abandoning, which means to give up or stop.