Choose the correct antonym for the word: Ebullient
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Gloomy
Ebullient means cheerful, full of energy and excitement. Its antonym is gloomy.
Example: The ebullient host kept the guests laughing all evening.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Exuberant | full of energy, excitement and joy (a synonym of ebullient) | The exuberant fans danced in the streets after the win. |
| (2) Benevolent | kind and generous (about goodwill, not about mood or energy) | A benevolent businessman paid for the school's new library. |
| (3) Distress | a noun meaning great worry or pain (close to the opposite idea, but an antonym of an adjective must be an adjective: distressed) | The ship sent out a distress signal during the storm. |
| (4) Gloomy (answer) | sad and without hope, low in spirits (cheerfulness and low spirits are opposites) | He looked gloomy after hearing the bad news. |
| Synonyms of ebullient: exuberant, buoyant, cheerful, effervescent Antonyms of ebullient: gloomy, dejected, depressed, sullen Also asked in CUET (UG): ebullient – 21-05-2026 Slot 1, 13-05-2026 Slot 1, 11-05-2026 Slot 1 exuberant – 21-05-2026 Slot 1, 08-06-2023 Slot 3 benevolent – 30-05-2026 Slot 1, 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 14-05-2026 Slot 2, 11-05-2026 Slot 1, 23-05-2025 Slot 2, 17-08-2022 Slot 2 |