Identify the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
Allegations about the industrialist's involvement in financial irregularities were spurious.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → genuine
Spurious means false, not genuine, though made to look true. The sentence says the allegations against the industrialist were not true. Its antonym is genuine.
Example: The court rejected the spurious claim for insurance money.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) false | not true (it is the meaning of spurious itself, a synonym and not the opposite) | He gave a false address to the police. |
| (2) unethical | morally wrong (it describes conduct, not whether a claim is true or false) | Copying another writer's work is unethical. |
| (3) genuine (answer) | real and true, what it claims to be (false allegations and true allegations are opposites) | The jeweller confirmed that the diamond was genuine. |
| (4) impulsive | acting suddenly without thinking (it has no link with truth or falsehood) | She regretted her impulsive decision to buy the costly phone. |
| Synonyms of spurious: false, fake, bogus, counterfeit Antonyms of spurious: genuine, authentic, real, valid Also asked in CUET (UG): spurious – 12-05-2026 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 2, 09-06-2023 Slot 2, 21-05-2023 Slot 1 |