Select the synonym for the word: Nimble
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Agile
Nimble (adjective) means quick and light in movement. It can also describe a quick mind. Its synonym is agile.
Example: The nimble goat climbed the steep rocks with ease.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Austere | strict and serious or plain, without comfort (nothing to do with quick movement) | The monks lived an austere life. |
| (2) Agile (answer) | able to move quickly and easily (a nimble dancer and an agile dancer move in the same quick, easy way) | The agile goalkeeper saved three shots. |
| (3) Languid | slow and lacking energy (nearly the opposite of nimble) | We spent a languid afternoon by the lake. |
| (4) Lazy | unwilling to work or make an effort (also opposite in spirit to nimble) | The lazy boy never finished his homework. |
| Synonyms of nimble: agile, quick, deft, sprightly Antonyms of nimble: clumsy, awkward, slow, languid Also asked in CUET (UG): nimble – 15-06-2023 Slot 3 austere – 24-05-2026 Slot 1, 19-05-2025 Slot 2, 08-06-2023 Slot 3, 07-06-2023 Slot 3 agile – 15-06-2023 Slot 3, 18-08-2022 Slot 1 languid – 29-05-2025 Slot 1, 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 1, 26-05-2023 Slot 1 |