Ineed ! which word is an antonym of the underlined word in the paragraph?

during the storm, it rained so hard that the street in front of our house flooded. unfortunately, our car was parked out front, too. we’re in awful ( straits is the underlined word )straits because water rose up to the car’s doors, so now we can’t get out of the house or drive anywhere.

challenge

crisis

majority

advantage

It would be "Advantage"

Explanation:

The opposite of a strait would be an adavantage

Advantage. (D)

Explanation:

When "strait" is looked up in the dictionary, the following sentence is used to describe it; "used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty." So, the only word in the following choices that is the exact opposite (Antonym= opposite) of "strait" is advantage.