Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
RECREANT

Correct option is C

The correct synonym of the given word is (c) Coward.
Recreant: meaning of the given word — a person who is cowardly, craven, or faithless; historically, one who renounces a cause out of fear (also “apostate/renegade”). (Hindi meaning: कायर, /धर्मत्यागी).
Example: He was branded recreant for fleeing the battlefield.
Coward: meaning of the synonym — someone lacking courage, easily frightened, shrinking from danger or difficulty. (Hindi meaning: कायर, डरपोक).
Example: Only a coward abandons friends in their hour of need.
Synonyms: craven, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, timorous.
Antonyms: valiant, intrepid, courageous, dauntless.
Meanings of all the other given options:
· (a) Pacifist: one who opposes war/violence (Hindi: अहिंसावादी, शांतिवादी).
· (b) Deceiver: one who cheats or misleads others (Hindi: धोखेबाज़, फरेबी).
· (d) Traitor: one who betrays a person, cause, or country (Hindi: देशद्रोही/गद्दार).