From the given options, identify the antonym for the word, VIRTUOSO:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Amateur
A virtuoso is a person with outstanding skill, especially in music or another art. Its antonym is amateur.
Example: The virtuoso violinist held the audience spellbound.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Expert | a person with great skill or knowledge (a synonym of virtuoso) | We called an expert to repair the old clock. |
| (2) Amateur (answer) | a person who does something as a hobby, without professional skill, and the word can also mean someone unskilled (a master performer and an unskilled beginner are opposites) | The painting looked like the work of an amateur. |
| (3) Adept | very skilled, and as a noun a highly skilled person (again close to virtuoso) | She is adept at solving puzzles. |
| (4) Irreproachable | so good that it cannot be criticised, faultless (it describes conduct or quality and is not an opposite of virtuoso) | His conduct in office was irreproachable. |
| Synonyms of virtuoso: expert, adept, maestro, master Antonyms of virtuoso: amateur, novice, beginner, dabbler Also asked in CUET (UG): virtuoso – 31-05-2026 Slot 1, 15-06-2023 Slot 3 adept – 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 19-05-2026 Slot 1 irreproachable – 12-05-2026 Slot 1, 30-08-2022 Slot 1 |