Select the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in the phrase:- A Premier Institution
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Leading
Premier (adjective) means first in importance, rank or quality. A premier institution is one of the best and most respected of its kind. Its synonym is leading.
Example: IIT Delhi is one of the premier engineering colleges of the country.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Proficient | skilled at doing something (it describes a person's ability, not the rank of an institution) | He is proficient in three languages. |
| (2) Initial | happening at the beginning, first in time (premier means first in importance, not first in time) | Our initial plan was to travel by train. |
| (3) Ordinary | normal, with nothing special about it (it is nearly the opposite of premier) | It was an ordinary day with nothing exciting. |
| (4) Leading (answer) | most important or most successful in a field (a leading institution and a premier institution mean the same thing) | She works for a leading hospital in Mumbai. |
| Synonyms of premier: leading, foremost, top, chief Antonyms of premier: minor, inferior, lesser, ordinary Also asked in CUET (UG): proficient – 13-05-2025 Slot 1 |