Choose the option that is the opposite of the given word - Rescind.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Continue
- Rescind means to cancel officially a law, order or decision. It comes from the Latin "rescindere" (to cut off).
Example: The government rescinded the new tax after the protests. - Continue means to keep something going or in force. Keeping an order in force is the opposite of cancelling it, so continue is the antonym among the options.
Example: The school will continue the free meal scheme next year.
Roots: rescind is from the Latin "re-" (back) + "scindere" (to cut), cutting off a decision; continue is from the Latin "continuare", from "continere" (to hold together), keeping it going.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Abrogate — Incorrect. Abrogate means to repeal or abolish a law or agreement formally; it is a synonym of rescind.
Example: The treaty was abrogated after the war.
Option 2: Delimit — Incorrect. Delimit means to fix the limits or boundaries of something; it is not related to cancelling.
Example: The commission will delimit the new constituencies.
Option 4: Reschedule — Incorrect. Reschedule means to change the time of a planned event; it neither cancels nor keeps a decision in force.
Example: The exam was rescheduled because of the floods.
| Synonyms (Rescind) | Antonyms (Rescind) |
|---|---|
| abrogate | enact |
| revoke | uphold |
| repeal | ratify |
| annul | validate |
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
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| delimit | 24-05 S1 | – | – | – | – |