Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word:- Novice
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Expert
A novice is a beginner, a person new to an activity or job who has little skill or experience. Its antonym is expert.
Example: As a novice driver, he avoided the busy highway.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Amateur | a person who does something for pleasure, not as a profession, and often without much skill (it is close to novice in meaning, not opposite) | The photographs were taken by an amateur. |
| (2) Expert (answer) | a person with great skill or knowledge in a field (a beginner and a highly skilled person stand at the two ends of experience) | The museum called in an expert to check the painting. |
| (3) Artist | a person who paints, draws or practises another art (the word says nothing about how much experience a person has) | The artist displayed her paintings at the town hall. |
| (4) Priest | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies (it is unrelated to novice) | The priest lit the lamps in the temple. |
| Synonyms of novice: beginner, learner, newcomer, amateur Antonyms of novice: expert, veteran, master, professional Also asked in CUET (UG): novice – 12-05-2026 Slot 2, 02-07-2023 Slot 3, 06-06-2023 Slot 1, 26-05-2023 Slot 1, 16-09-2022 Slot 1 |