Choose the suitable Antonym of the following word:
"LUDICROUS"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → consistent
- Ludicrous means so absurd or unreasonable that it is laughable: an idea or plan that makes no sense and does not hang together.
Example: The idea of finishing the whole syllabus in one night was ludicrous. - Consistent means logical and in agreement with itself, with all its parts fitting together sensibly. Something ludicrous is illogical and absurd, while something consistent is sound and sensible, so of the four options it is the word opposite in meaning to ludicrous.
Example: The witness gave a consistent account of the accident.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: profuse — Incorrect. Profuse means plentiful, in large amounts; it is about quantity, not about sense or absurdity.
Example: He offered profuse apologies for being late.
Option 2: deplore — Incorrect. Deplore is a verb meaning to disapprove of strongly; it cannot be the antonym of an adjective.
Example: We deplore all acts of violence.
Option 4: falter — Incorrect. Falter is a verb meaning to lose strength or hesitate; it has no link with the meaning of ludicrous.
Example: Her voice did not falter as she gave the speech.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ludicrous | 19-05 S2 25-05 S1 | 15-05 S2 | 19-07 S1 | 10-06 S2 | – |
| profuse | 14-05 S1 25-05 S2 | – | – | 30-05 S2 | 21-08 S1 |
| falter | 20-05 S1 | – | – | – | – |