Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word-- Esoteric
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Straightforward
Esoteric means understood by only a small group of people with special knowledge, and so hard for others to follow. Its antonym is straightforward.
Example: The lecture was full of esoteric terms that only experts knew.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Obscure | not well known or hard to understand (a synonym of esoteric) | The poem is full of obscure references. |
| (2) Cryptic | having a hidden or mysterious meaning (again close to esoteric) | He left a cryptic note on the table. |
| (3) Reckless | careless about danger (it describes behaviour, not how easy something is to understand) | Reckless driving causes many accidents. |
| (4) Straightforward (answer) | simple and easy to understand (something known only to a few and something anyone can follow are opposites) | The instructions were straightforward, so we set up the tent in minutes. |
| Synonyms of esoteric: obscure, cryptic, abstruse, arcane Antonyms of esoteric: straightforward, simple, plain, accessible Also asked in CUET (UG): esoteric – 18-05-2026 Slot 1, 15-05-2026 Slot 1, 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 1 obscure – 14-05-2026 Slot 2, 11-05-2026 Slot 2, 03-06-2025 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 30-05-2025 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 1, 20-05-2025 Slot 2, 24-05-2023 Slot 3, 21-08-2022 Slot 1 cryptic – 30-05-2026 Slot 2, 30-05-2026 Slot 1, 24-05-2026 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 29-05-2024 Slot 1 |