Pick the word which means the same as 'sumptuous'
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Lavish
Sumptuous means very costly, rich and splendid, often said of a meal or a building. Its synonym is lavish.
Example: The guests enjoyed a sumptuous wedding feast.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Lavish (answer) | rich, generous and costly, given or spent in large amounts (a sumptuous feast is a lavish feast) | They threw a lavish party for her birthday. |
| (2) Horrible | very unpleasant or bad (it is nearly the opposite of sumptuous) | The medicine had a horrible taste. |
| (3) Vegetable | a plant eaten as food, not a describing word for richness (it may come to mind because sumptuous is often used for food) | Spinach is a healthy vegetable. |
| (4) Traffic | vehicles moving on a road (it has no link with sumptuous) | The traffic was heavy in the evening. |
| Synonyms of sumptuous: lavish, luxurious, grand, splendid Antonyms of sumptuous: plain, simple, modest, austere Also asked in CUET (UG): sumptuous – 31-05-2023 Slot 3 lavish – 02-06-2025 Slot 2, 29-05-2025 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 1, 06-06-2023 Slot 1, 27-05-2023 Slot 3 |