From the given options, choose the most appropriate antonym of the word "FEUD".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → reconciliation
Feud means a long and bitter quarrel between two people, families or groups. Its antonym is reconciliation.
Example: The two families had a feud over the land for three generations.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) contention | heated disagreement or argument (it is close in meaning to feud, not opposite) | The new tax became a matter of contention in Parliament. |
| (2) ephemeral | lasting for a very short time (it is an adjective about time and is not related to quarrels) | Fame on social media is often ephemeral. |
| (3) strife | angry or violent conflict (a synonym of feud) | The region has known years of strife between rival groups. |
| (4) reconciliation (answer) | the restoring of friendly relations after a quarrel (a feud keeps people apart and reconciliation brings them together) | The elders worked for a reconciliation between the brothers. |
| Synonyms of feud: strife, contention, quarrel, dispute Antonyms of feud: reconciliation, harmony, friendship, peace Also asked in CUET (UG): contention – 02-06-2025 Slot 2 ephemeral – 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 30-05-2025 Slot 1, 29-05-2025 Slot 1, 27-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 16-05-2025 Slot 1, 23-06-2023 Slot 2, 02-06-2023 Slot 3 |