Choose the antonym of 'CHILDISH' out of the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → mature
Childish means behaving in a silly way, like a small child, when one is old enough to know better. Its antonym is mature.
Example: It was childish of him to sulk over a game.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) ill-natured | bad-tempered and unkind (it is about temper, not about being grown-up) | The ill-natured shopkeeper shouted at the children. |
| (2) sincere | honest and genuine in one's feelings (a childish person can also be sincere) | Please accept my sincere apologies. |
| (3) converge | to come together at one point (it is a verb and has no link with childish) | The two roads converge near the bridge. |
| (4) mature (answer) | behaving in a sensible, grown-up way | She handled the problem in a very mature way for her age. |
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