Choose the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
RISIBLE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Laughable
Risible means so silly that people laugh at it. Its synonym is laughable. Example: The advert’s claim that the cream makes you taller was risible.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Irascible | easily made angry | Our irascible neighbour shouts at the children for playing cricket in the lane. |
| (2) Plausible | seeming reasonable and likely to be true | Arun gave a plausible reason for missing the test. |
| (3) Sardonic | mocking in a cold, unkind way (mocking others, not being laughed at) | Didi gave a sardonic smile when I said I would wake up at five. |
| (4) Laughable (answer) | so silly or poor that it deserves to be laughed at (same as risible) | Our team’s fielding in the second half was laughable. |
| Synonyms of risible: laughable, ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous Antonyms of risible: serious, sensible, reasonable |