NIMCET 2007 — English PYQ

The correct option is (a) intolerable.

Detailed Solution

To identify the correct synonym for Exceptionable, it is vital to distinguish it from the commonly confused word "exceptional".

• Exceptionable: This is an adjective that means causing disapproval, offensive, or open to objection. If something is exceptionable, people take "exception" to it because it is bad, offensive, or unacceptable.

  $$\text{Exceptionable}\equiv \text{Objectionable}\equiv \text{Unacceptable}$$

Now let us break down and analyze the given choices:

• (a) intolerable: Something that cannot be tolerated or endured due to being completely unacceptable or offensive. This is a direct synonym for exceptionable.

• (b) bearable: Something that can be accepted, endured, or tolerated. This functions as an antonym to exceptionable.

• (c) endurable: Tolerable or sufferable. Similar to bearable, this functions as an antonym.

• (d) adequate: Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity. This is a neutral-to-positive word, making it incorrect.

Conclusion

$$\text{Exceptionable}\approx \text{intolerable}$$