From the options given below select the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word:
“RELINQUISH”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Possess
Relinquish means to give up something one has, such as a claim, a right, a post or control, often unwillingly. Its antonym is possess.
Example: The king refused to relinquish his throne.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Garbage | a noun meaning waste or rubbish (it is not related to giving up or keeping) | Please put the garbage in the bin. |
| (2) Harmonize | to bring into agreement or to blend well (it is not the opposite of giving something up) | The colours of the curtains harmonize with the walls. |
| (3) Beautify | to make something beautiful (it has no link with relinquish) | The students planted flowers to beautify the school garden. |
| (4) Possess (answer) | to have or own something and keep it (to relinquish something is to stop having it, while to possess it is to have and hold it) | He does not possess a car. |
| Synonyms of relinquish: surrender, renounce, give up, abandon Antonyms of relinquish: possess, retain, keep, hold Also asked in CUET (UG): relinquish – 30-05-2026 Slot 1, 22-05-2026 Slot 2, 19-05-2026 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 1, 06-06-2023 Slot 1, 26-05-2023 Slot 1 |