Select the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence.
He was very curt on the subject of women's rights.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → voluble
Curt means rudely brief (using very few words). He spoke only a few short words on the subject of women's rights. Its antonym is voluble.
Example: She gave a curt reply and walked away.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) short | used of speech, brief and rather rude (it is a synonym of curt) | He was short with the waiter when the food came late. |
| (2) abrupt | sudden and unfriendly in manner (it is also close in meaning to curt) | His abrupt manner upset the visitors. |
| (3) concise | brief but complete (like curt, it means using few words, without the rudeness, so it is not the opposite) | Write a concise answer of fifty words. |
| (4) voluble (answer) | talking a lot, fluently and eagerly (a curt person says little, while a voluble person says a great deal) | The voluble guide talked all through the tour. |
| Synonyms of curt: short, abrupt, brusque, terse Antonyms of curt: voluble, talkative, garrulous, loquacious Also asked in CUET (UG): curt – 24-05-2025 Slot 2 abrupt – 18-06-2023 Slot 3, 08-06-2023 Slot 3 voluble – 29-05-2026 Slot 2, 16-05-2025 Slot 1, 15-05-2024 Slot 1, 23-05-2023 Slot 2 |