Choose the correct antonym for the word: Lugubrious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Joyful
Lugubrious (adjective) means looking or sounding sad and gloomy, often in an exaggerated way. Its antonym is joyful.
Example: The lugubrious music made the evening feel even sadder.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Mournful | full of sorrow (it is a synonym of lugubrious, not an antonym) | The dog gave a mournful howl. |
| (2) Lucrative | producing a lot of money, profitable (it is about money, not mood, and only looks similar because it also begins with "lu") | He left teaching for a lucrative job in banking. |
| (3) Luculent | a rare word meaning clear and easy to understand, of speech or writing (it is not the opposite of gloomy) | The professor gave a luculent account of the theory. |
| (4) Joyful (answer) | full of happiness (gloom and happiness are opposite feelings) | The wedding was a joyful occasion for the whole family. |
| Synonyms of lugubrious: mournful, gloomy, sombre, doleful Antonyms of lugubrious: joyful, cheerful, merry, jovial Also asked in CUET (UG): lugubrious – 07-06-2026 Slot 2, 22-05-2025 Slot 2, 19-07-2024 Slot 1 mournful – 20-05-2025 Slot 2 lucrative – 28-05-2025 Slot 1, 19-07-2024 Slot 1 luculent – 19-07-2024 Slot 1 |