Select the option that is the most appropriate Antonym to the given word:
VALIDATE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Negate
Validate means to confirm that something is true, correct or acceptable. Its antonym is negate.
Example: The experiment validated her theory.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Stimulate | to encourage activity or interest (it is not about confirming or denying) | Good teachers stimulate curiosity in children. |
| (2) Negate (answer) | to deny the truth of something or to make it ineffective (validating confirms, negating denies) | The new evidence negates his claim. |
| (3) Indicate | to point out or show (it is not the opposite of validate) | The signs indicate the way to the station. |
| (4) Authenticate | to prove something genuine (it is close to a synonym of validate) | An expert authenticated the old painting. |
| Synonyms of validate: confirm, verify, authenticate, endorse Antonyms of validate: negate, invalidate, refute, disprove Also asked in CUET (UG): negate – 19-06-2023 Slot 2, 18-06-2023 Slot 3, 16-09-2022 Slot 1 |