Select the word similar in meaning to the given word : Soporific
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Somnolent
Soporific means causing sleep or making one feel sleepy. It is also used for something very dull. Its synonym is somnolent.
Example: The soporific hum of the fan put the whole class to sleep.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Inviolable | never to be broken or attacked, sacred (it has nothing to do with sleep) | The right to vote is inviolable in a democracy. |
| (2) Wakeful | awake and alert, unable to sleep (it is an antonym of soporific) | Worry kept her wakeful all night. |
| (3) Sophisticated | refined and experienced, or, of a machine, complex (it only begins like soporific) | The hospital has bought a sophisticated scanning machine. |
| (4) Somnolent (answer) | sleepy, or causing sleepiness (in the sense of "making one sleepy", somnolent and soporific mean the same) | The heavy lunch left everyone in a somnolent mood. |
| Synonyms of soporific: somnolent, sleep-inducing, hypnotic, sedative Antonyms of soporific: wakeful, stimulating, invigorating, rousing Also asked in CUET (UG): soporific – 12-05-2026 Slot 1 somnolent – 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 2 |