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. Its antonym is continue.
Example: The government rescinded the new tax after the protests.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Abrogate | to repeal or abolish a law or agreement formally (it is a synonym of rescind) | The treaty was abrogated after the war. |
| (2) Delimit | to fix the limits or boundaries of something (it is not related to cancelling) | The commission will delimit the new constituencies. |
| (3) Continue (answer) | to keep something going or in force (keeping an order in force is the opposite of cancelling it) | The school will continue the free meal scheme next year. |
| (4) Reschedule | to change the time of a planned event (it neither cancels nor keeps a decision in force) | The exam was rescheduled because of the floods. |
| Synonyms of rescind: abrogate, revoke, repeal, annul Antonyms of rescind: enact, uphold, ratify, validate Also asked in CUET (UG): delimit – 24-05-2026 Slot 1 |