Choose the option that conveys the Opposite of the word 'congenial':
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Unsympathetic
Congenial means pleasant, friendly and agreeable, suited to one's taste. Its antonym is unsympathetic.
Example: The new colleagues were congenial, and she settled in quickly.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Condense | to make shorter or more compact (it has no link with friendliness) | Please condense the report into one page. |
| (2) Agreeable | pleasant (a synonym of congenial, not its opposite) | We spent an agreeable evening with friends. |
| (3) Unsympathetic (answer) | unfriendly and not showing kind feeling | The clerk was unsympathetic to our problem. |
| (4) Superimpose | to place one thing over another so that both are seen | The designer superimposed the logo on the photograph. |
| Synonyms of congenial: agreeable, pleasant, friendly, amiable Antonyms of congenial: unsympathetic, unfriendly, hostile, disagreeable |