From the given options, choose the one which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Humility
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Pride
Humility is the quality of not thinking that one is better or more important than others, a modest view of oneself. Its antonym is pride.
Example: Despite his fame, the scientist spoke with great humility.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Dignity | a calm, serious manner that earns respect, or one's sense of self-respect (a humble person can also have dignity, so the two are not opposites) | She faced the loss with quiet dignity. |
| (2) Pride (answer) | in the sense opposed to humility, too high an opinion of oneself, the feeling that one is better than others (humility lowers the self and pride raises it) | His pride would not let him say sorry. |
| (3) Insensitivity | a lack of care for other people's feelings (its opposite is sensitivity or empathy, not humility) | His insensitivity to her grief surprised everyone. |
| (4) Compassionate | feeling pity for others and wanting to help (it is an adjective about kindness towards others, not about how one sees oneself, so it is not the opposite of humility) | The compassionate nurse stayed late to comfort the patient. |
| Synonyms of humility: modesty, humbleness, meekness, unpretentiousness Antonyms of humility: pride, arrogance, vanity, conceit Also asked in CUET (UG): humility – 30-05-2023 Slot 1, 22-05-2023 Slot 2 |