From the given options, select the word that is closest/similar in meaning to the given word:
Voracious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hungry
Voracious means wanting or eating great amounts of food, very hungry and greedy. It is also used for a great eagerness for something, as in a voracious reader. Its synonym is hungry.
Example: The voracious puppy finished its food in seconds.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Timid | shy and easily frightened (it has nothing to do with appetite) | The timid girl hid behind her mother. |
| (2) Hungry (answer) | wanting food, and in a wider sense eager for something (this is the basic idea of voracious) | The hungry children ran to the dining hall. |
| (3) Angry | feeling strong annoyance (it describes temper, not hunger) | The teacher was angry at the noise in the class. |
| (4) Quick | fast (a voracious eater may eat quickly, but the word itself means greedy for food, not fast) | He gave a quick answer and left. |
| Synonyms of voracious: hungry, ravenous, greedy, insatiable Antonyms of voracious: sated, satisfied, moderate, abstemious Also asked in CUET (UG): voracious – 22-05-2025 Slot 2 timid – 22-06-2023 Slot 1, 18-06-2023 Slot 2, 29-05-2023 Slot 2, 18-08-2022 Slot 1, 17-08-2022 Slot 1 |