Select the correct antonym of the given word from the options given below:-
'Parochial'
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Global
Parochial means having a narrow outlook, interested only in one's own small area or group and not in the wider world. Its antonym is global.
Example: His parochial views made him distrust anyone from outside the village.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Narrow | limited in outlook (in this sense it is a synonym of parochial) | He has a narrow view of what success means. |
| (2) Illiterate | unable to read or write (it is about education, not outlook) | The scheme teaches illiterate adults to read. |
| (3) Erudite | very learned (a scholar can be learned and still parochial in outlook, so it is not the opposite) | The erudite professor had read every book in the library. |
| (4) Global (answer) | relating to the whole world, covering everything (a world-wide view is the opposite of a narrow, local one) | Climate change is a global problem. |
| Synonyms of parochial: narrow, insular, provincial, small-minded Antonyms of parochial: global, cosmopolitan, broad-minded, liberal Also asked in CUET (UG): erudite – 14-05-2026 Slot 1 |