Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the highlighted word.
The boss persists with his loyalists even now.

Correct option is B

✔️ The correct antonym of the given word is (b) discontinues.
· Given word: persists
· Meaning: To continue firmly or obstinately in an action or belief despite difficulty or opposition.
· Hindi meaning: अड़ा रहना, लगातार जारी रखना
· Example: He persists in trying to win despite repeated failures.
· Correct answer word: discontinues
· Meaning: To bring something to an end; to stop doing something.
· Hindi meaning: रोक देना, बंद करना
· Example: The company discontinued production due to low demand.
· Synonyms: continues, remains, endures, perseveres.
· Antonyms: discontinues, halts, ceases, abandons.
· Meanings of all the other options:
· (a) retinues:
· Meaning: A group of assistants, advisers, or followers attending an important person.
· Hindi meaning: अनुचरों का समूह
· Not related to the verb "persist"; it refers to a group of people, not an action or state.
· (c) formulates:
· Meaning: To devise or create methodically (especially a strategy or proposal).
· Hindi meaning: योजना बनाना, नीति तैयार करना
· Not opposite of persist; it's an act of planning, not continuing or stopping.
· (d) continues:
· Meaning: To go on doing something; to persist.
· Hindi meaning: जारी रखना
· This is a synonym, not an antonym, of "persists."