Question

Help me!

In the following sentence, what type of context clue is used to help you figure out the meaning of the word meticulous?

This weekend, instead of its usual messy state, my room was meticulous.

Synonym
Antonym
Definition
Inference

Answer 1

Your answer is B) antonym.

Answer 2

The correct answer is
B. Antonym.

This weekend, INSTEAD (key word for an antonym) of its usual messy state, my room was meticulous.

The word "instead" lets you know that the person's room is usually messy, but this weekend, it was meticulous, or based on the context clue, clean.