The computer was broken.

Which of the following shows a correct use of a thesaurus?

The computer was defective.
The computer was fasten.
The computer was transgress.
The computer was diminish.

Question

The computer was broken.

Which of the following shows a correct use of a thesaurus?

The computer was defective.
 The computer was fasten.
 The computer was transgress.
 The computer was diminish.

Mercury · Answer

old question but will respond so this can be closed

a thesaurus is used to find synonyms/related words for a given word. in this case, the word being replaced is "broken". which word (defective, fasten, transgress, diminish) is a synonym for broken? if you are still stumped, please look up these definitions and see which one is closest in meaning to broken