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. Its antonym is consistent.
Example: The idea of finishing the whole syllabus in one night was ludicrous.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) profuse | plentiful, in large amounts (it is about quantity, not about sense or absurdity) | He offered profuse apologies for being late. |
| (2) deplore | to disapprove of strongly (a verb, so it cannot be the antonym of an adjective) | We deplore all acts of violence. |
| (3) consistent (answer) | 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) | The witness gave a consistent account of the accident. |
| (4) falter | to lose strength or hesitate (it has no link with the meaning of ludicrous) | Her voice did not falter as she gave the speech. |
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