Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Antonyms

Question:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Moil

Options:

Cultivate

Grow

Discourage

Work

Correct Answer:

Discourage

Explanation:

The most appropriate antonym of the given word moil is discourage.

  • Moil means "to work hard and laboriously."
  • Discourage means "to deprive of courage or confidence; to dishearten."

The other words do not have the same meaning as moil, so they are not its antonyms.

  • Cultivate means "to prepare and use land for growing crops or raising animals."
  • Grow means "to increase in size or extent; to develop."
  • Work means "to engage in activity in order to achieve a purpose."