Choose the most appropriate antonym for the word: Inundate.

The correct answer is Option (2) → Drain

Inundate means to flood an area with water, or to give someone so much of something that they cannot deal with it all. Its antonym is drain.
Example: After the cloudburst, the river inundated the low-lying villages.

Word	Meaning	Example
(1) Overwhelm	to give too much of something to deal with (it is a synonym of inundate in its second sense)	The new teacher was overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork.
(2) Drain (answer)	to make water or liquid flow away so that a place becomes empty or dry, or to use something up (inundating fills a place to overflowing, and draining empties it)	The workers drained the flooded field with pumps.
(3) Flood	to cover a place with water (it is a synonym of inundate)	Heavy rain flooded the streets of the city.
(4) Unyielding	an adjective meaning firm, not giving way (it is not the opposite of flooding)	The judge was unyielding in her decision.

 

Synonyms of inundate: overwhelm, flood, swamp, deluge Antonyms of inundate: drain, empty, dry up, deplete Also asked in CUET (UG): inundate – 01-06-2023 Slot 1, 30-05-2023 Slot 2