Choose the correct synonym for the word: Spurious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → false
Spurious (adjective) means not genuine, false, though made to look real, or based on false reasoning. Its synonym is false.
Example: The court rejected the spurious claim.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) false (answer) | not true or not real (a spurious document is a false one) | He gave a false name to the police. |
| (2) joyful | full of happiness (it has nothing to do with being genuine or false) | The children gave a joyful shout. |
| (3) veritable | real, true, rightly so called (it is the opposite of spurious) | The garden was a veritable paradise of flowers. |
| (4) embrace | a verb meaning to hug or to accept willingly (it is not even an adjective like spurious) | The town embraced the new recycling scheme. |
| Synonyms of spurious: false, fake, bogus, counterfeit Antonyms of spurious: genuine, authentic, real, veritable Also asked in CUET (UG): spurious – 12-05-2026 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 2, 29-05-2024 Slot 1, 09-06-2023 Slot 2, 21-05-2023 Slot 1 veritable – 26-05-2025 Slot 1 |