Choose the correct synonym for the word: Perspicacious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Insightful
Perspicacious means quick to notice and understand things that others miss, having sharp judgement. Its synonym is insightful.
Example: A perspicacious reader spotted the clue on the first page.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Confused | unable to think or understand properly (the reverse of a sharp, perceptive mind) | The confused tourist asked for directions twice. |
| (2) Insightful (answer) | showing a deep understanding of a person or situation (a perspicacious person sees deeply into things) | The professor made an insightful comment on the poem. |
| (3) Forgetful | likely to forget things (it is about memory, not about understanding) | My forgetful uncle left his umbrella on the bus again. |
| (4) Naive | lacking experience and judgement, so ready to believe anything (it is close to the opposite of perspicacious) | It was naive of him to trust a stranger with his money. |
| Synonyms of perspicacious: insightful, perceptive, astute, discerning Antonyms of perspicacious: naive, obtuse, undiscerning, dull-witted Also asked in CUET (UG): perspicacious – 02-06-2025 Slot 1 |