Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence:
Nature provides us with moments of sublime pleasures.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → mundane
Sublime means of very great beauty or excellence, so grand that it fills one with wonder. In the sentence, nature gives us moments of the highest, most uplifting pleasure. Its antonym is mundane.
Example: We watched a sublime sunrise over the snow-capped peaks.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) lofty | very high or noble and grand (close in meaning to sublime) | The leader spoke of lofty ideals of truth and service. |
| (2) exalted | of a very high rank or noble quality (also a synonym of sublime) | The poet holds an exalted place in Hindi literature. |
| (3) mundane (answer) | ordinary, dull and everyday, with nothing special about it (something grand and wonderful and something dull and ordinary are opposites) | She was tired of mundane chores like washing dishes. |
| (4) fleeting | lasting a very short time (it describes how long a pleasure lasts, not how grand or ordinary it is) | We caught only a fleeting glimpse of the deer. |
| Synonyms of sublime: lofty, exalted, magnificent, glorious Antonyms of sublime: mundane, ordinary, commonplace, lowly Also asked in CUET (UG): lofty – 11-05-2026 Slot 1 exalted – 31-05-2026 Slot 1, 11-05-2026 Slot 2, 19-07-2024 Slot 1, 23-06-2023 Slot 3, 10-06-2023 Slot 2 fleeting – 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 15-05-2026 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 29-05-2025 Slot 1 |