Select the word opposite in meaning to the word: Presumptuous
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Unassuming
A presumptuous person is too confident and does things he or she has no right to do, going beyond what is proper. Its antonym is unassuming.
Example: It was presumptuous of him to give orders on his first day.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Pretentious | trying to seem more important or cultured than one is (it is close to presumptuous in spirit, not opposite) | The restaurant's pretentious menu used French words for simple dishes. |
| (2) Brash | too confident and loud (a synonym of presumptuous) | The brash young player argued with the umpire. |
| (3) Bountiful | plentiful or generous (it has no link with confidence or modesty) | The farmers were happy with the bountiful harvest. |
| (4) Unassuming (answer) | modest, not wanting to draw attention to oneself or one's rights (over-confident boldness and quiet modesty are opposites) | Despite his fame, the scientist remained an unassuming man. |
| Synonyms of presumptuous: arrogant, brash, overconfident, forward Antonyms of presumptuous: unassuming, modest, humble, diffident Also asked in CUET (UG): pretentious – 02-07-2023 Slot 3 brash – 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 08-06-2023 Slot 3 bountiful – 02-06-2025 Slot 1 unassuming – 11-05-2026 Slot 2, 02-07-2023 Slot 3 |