Choose the antonym of the underlined word. The couple fled from home in the…

Solution

The correct answer is arrived.

Key Points

Let's look at the meanings of the given word and marked option:

fled- to run away quickly

arrived- to reach a destination; to arrive by movement or progress

​​Let's look at the meanings of the other given options:

deserted- to leave someone who needs or counts on you; to leave in the lurch

absconded- to run away; to usually includes taking something or somebody along

retreated- to pull back or move away or backward

Hence from the given meanings, we find that fled and arrived are antonyms.