Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word: Disparage
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Belittle
To disparage means to speak of someone or something as having little value or importance. Its synonym is belittle.
Example: He never disparages the work of his juniors.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Combat | to fight against something (it is not about lowering someone's worth) | New laws were passed to combat pollution. |
| (2) Belittle (answer) | to make someone or something seem small or unimportant (both words describe lowering the worth of someone in words) | Do not belittle her efforts just because she came second. |
| (3) Applaud | to praise or clap in approval (the opposite of disparage) | We applaud her courage in speaking up. |
| (4) Resist | to oppose or refuse to give in (it says nothing about running someone down) | She could not resist the smell of fresh bread. |
| Synonyms of disparage: belittle, deride, run down, denigrate Antonyms of disparage: applaud, praise, commend, extol Also asked in CUET (UG): disparage – 03-06-2025 Slot 2, 15-05-2025 Slot 2 belittle – 15-05-2025 Slot 2 |