Select the word from the given options that is OPPOSITE to the meaning of the word-TACITURN.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → garrulous
Taciturn means habitually silent, saying very little. Its antonym is garrulous.
Example: The taciturn old man hardly spoke a word all evening.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) tainted | spoiled or made impure (it has nothing to do with how much a person speaks) | The water was tainted with chemicals. |
| (2) reticent | unwilling to speak about one's thoughts or feelings (it is a synonym of taciturn, not its opposite) | She was reticent about her past. |
| (3) garrulous (answer) | talking too much, especially about unimportant things (a taciturn person talks very little and a garrulous person talks a lot) | The garrulous passenger kept talking for the whole journey. |
| (4) imprudent | unwise, not thinking of the results of one's actions (it is unrelated to speech) | It was imprudent of him to lend all his savings to a stranger. |
| Synonyms of taciturn: reticent, reserved, uncommunicative, silent Antonyms of taciturn: garrulous, talkative, loquacious, voluble Also asked in CUET (UG): taciturn – 07-06-2026 Slot 2, 31-05-2026 Slot 2, 19-05-2026 Slot 1, 12-05-2026 Slot 1, 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 1, 16-05-2025 Slot 1, 14-05-2025 Slot 2, 29-05-2024 Slot 1 taint – 11-06-2023 Slot 3 reticent – 07-06-2026 Slot 2, 02-06-2025 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 15-05-2024 Slot 1 garrulous – 07-06-2026 Slot 2, 31-05-2026 Slot 2, 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 1, 14-05-2025 Slot 2, 29-05-2024 Slot 1, 20-08-2022 Slot 1, 17-08-2022 Slot 1 imprudent – 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 26-05-2025 Slot 1 |