Choose from the given options one that is opposite in meaning to "Amiable"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Impolite
Amiable means friendly, pleasant and easy to like. Its antonym is impolite.
Example: Our amiable neighbour always greets us with a smile.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Pleasant | friendly and agreeable (it is a synonym of amiable) | The receptionist had a pleasant manner. |
| (2) Genial | friendly and cheerful (it too is a synonym of amiable) | The genial host made every guest feel at home. |
| (3) Impolite (answer) | rude, without good manners (an amiable person is friendly and pleasant to others, and an impolite person is rude to them) | It is impolite to interrupt someone who is speaking. |
| (4) Agreeable | pleasant and likeable (it is close in meaning to amiable) | We spent an agreeable evening by the lake. |
| Synonyms of amiable: friendly, genial, pleasant, agreeable Antonyms of amiable: unfriendly, hostile, impolite, disagreeable Also asked in CUET (UG): amiable – 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 22-05-2026 Slot 2, 21-05-2026 Slot 1, 12-05-2026 Slot 2, 02-06-2025 Slot 1, 23-05-2025 Slot 2 genial – 23-05-2025 Slot 1, 19-05-2025 Slot 1, 15-05-2024 Slot 1, 07-06-2023 Slot 1, 21-05-2023 Slot 1 |