Choose the appropriate Antonym for the given word -
"Adversity"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Prosperity
Adversity means a difficult or unlucky situation, hardship and misfortune. Its antonym is prosperity.
Example: She showed great courage in the face of adversity.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Prosperity (answer) | a state of success, wealth and good fortune (good fortune is the opposite of misfortune) | The new factory brought prosperity to the town. |
| (2) Hardship | suffering caused by difficult conditions (a synonym of adversity) | The flood caused great hardship to the villagers. |
| (3) Fatality | a death caused by an accident, war or disease (it is a kind of misfortune, not its opposite) | The crash caused no fatality, though many were hurt. |
| (4) Calamity | a great disaster (it is close in meaning to adversity) | The earthquake was the worst calamity in the state's history. |
| Synonyms of adversity: hardship, misfortune, calamity, difficulty Antonyms of adversity: prosperity, good fortune, success, affluence Also asked in CUET (UG): adversity – 19-05-2026 Slot 1, 17-08-2022 Slot 2 calamity – 11-06-2023 Slot 1, 09-06-2023 Slot 3, 25-05-2023 Slot 1, 21-05-2023 Slot 2, 17-08-2022 Slot 2, 20-07-2022 Slot 1 |