Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence:

The politicians took advantage of the credulous voters by making exaggerated promises during their campaign.

Skeptical

The correct answer is Option (3) → Skeptical

The underlined word is credulous, which means too willing to believe things; easily fooled.

• Pragmatic → practical, sensible → not the direct opposite.

• Cynical → distrustful of people’s motives → related, but stronger in tone.

• Skeptical → doubtful, questioning, not easily convinced → exact opposite of credulous.

• Gullible → synonym of credulous, not an antonym.