Select an appropriate antonym for the underlined word:
The impact of the speech was diminutive.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → enlarged
Diminutive means very small or tiny. The sentence says the speech had only a very small impact. Its antonym is enlarged.
Example: The diminutive girl could hardly reach the shelf.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) small | a synonym of diminutive, not its antonym | They live in a small house near the station. |
| (2) admonitory | giving a warning or a mild scolding (it says nothing about size) | The principal gave the late-comers an admonitory look. |
| (3) enlarged (answer) | made bigger, increased in size or extent (something diminutive is very small, and something enlarged has grown large) | The photograph was enlarged to poster size. |
| (4) exhaustive | thorough and complete, covering every detail (it is not the opposite of small) | The committee made an exhaustive study of the problem. |
| Synonyms of diminutive: tiny, small, minute, little Antonyms of diminutive: huge, enormous, gigantic, massive Also asked in CUET (UG): diminutive – 19-05-2026 Slot 2, 29-05-2024 Slot 1 |