Select the word that is the most appropriate antonym of the word: Exultant.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Despondent
Exultant means full of great joy because of a success. Its antonym is despondent.
Example: The exultant fans danced in the streets after the final.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Diffident | shy and lacking confidence (the opposite of confident, not of joyful) | The diffident student never raised her hand. |
| (2) Discordant | not in agreement or harsh in sound (it is not about joy or sorrow) | The band's discordant notes hurt our ears. |
| (3) Despondent (answer) | very sad and without hope (triumphant joy and hopeless sadness are opposite feelings) | He was despondent after failing the test a third time. |
| (4) Dissident | a person who opposes an official policy or government (it is not a feeling) | The dissident writer was forced to leave the country. |
| Synonyms of exultant: jubilant, triumphant, elated, joyful Antonyms of exultant: despondent, dejected, downcast, gloomy Also asked in CUET (UG): exultant – 11-05-2026 Slot 2 discordant – 22-05-2023 Slot 1 despondent – 23-05-2025 Slot 2 dissident – 23-05-2025 Slot 2 |