Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Munificent
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Bountiful
Munificent means very generous, giving much more than is usual or needed. Its synonym is bountiful.
Example: Thanks to a munificent donor, the school built a new library.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Bountiful (answer) | generous in giving, or present in large amounts (a person who gives freely and in plenty is both munificent and bountiful) | The bountiful king gave gold to every poet in his court. |
| (2) Penurious | extremely poor, or unwilling to spend money, mean (it is an antonym of munificent) | The penurious landlord refused to repair the leaking roof. |
| (3) Salacious | showing too much interest in sexual or scandalous matters (it has nothing to do with generosity) | The magazine was criticised for its salacious gossip. |
| (4) Virtuous | morally good (a generous person may be virtuous, but virtue is a much wider quality than generosity) | The story is about a virtuous queen who never told a lie. |
| Synonyms of munificent: bountiful, generous, lavish, liberal Antonyms of munificent: penurious, stingy, miserly, mean Also asked in CUET (UG): munificent – 30-05-2026 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 29-05-2024 Slot 1, 07-06-2023 Slot 1 bountiful – 20-05-2025 Slot 1 penurious – 30-05-2026 Slot 1 virtuous – 19-05-2026 Slot 2, 27-05-2025 Slot 1, 14-05-2025 Slot 2, 22-06-2023 Slot 1, 23-05-2023 Slot 1, 17-08-2022 Slot 2, 20-07-2022 Slot 1 |