Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Recondite
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Abstruse
Recondite means little known and hard to understand. It is used for knowledge or subjects that only a few experts follow. Its synonym is abstruse.
Example: The professor's lecture was full of recondite references to ancient texts.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Faithless | disloyal, not keeping one's promises (it has nothing to do with being hard to understand) | The faithless ally switched sides during the war. |
| (2) Facile | too simple, achieved too easily or without careful thought (it is nearly the opposite of recondite) | He gave a facile answer to a very complex problem. |
| (3) Simple | easy to understand (an antonym of recondite) | The teacher explained the rule in simple words. |
| (4) Abstruse (answer) | difficult to understand, obscure (both words describe ideas that are deep and hard to grasp) | The abstruse theory confused most of the students. |
| Synonyms of recondite: abstruse, obscure, arcane, esoteric Antonyms of recondite: simple, plain, accessible, straightforward Also asked in CUET (UG): abstruse – 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 16-05-2025 Slot 1 |