Identify the correct Antonym of the given word from the options: "BARREN"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → fertile
Barren means (of land) too poor to produce crops or plants. It can also describe a person or animal unable to have young. Its antonym is fertile.
Example: Nothing grows on this barren land.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) wet | covered with water (wet land can still be barren) | The grass was wet after the rain. |
| (2) dry | without water or moisture (dry land is often barren, so the word is close to it in sense, not opposite) | The well was dry by the end of May. |
| (3) fertile (answer) | of land, able to produce good crops (barren land produces nothing, fertile land produces plenty) | The river leaves fertile soil on its banks. |
| (4) exception | a person or thing that does not follow the general rule (a noun with no link to barren) | Everyone came to the party, with the exception of Ravi. |
| Synonyms of barren: infertile, sterile, unproductive, arid Antonyms of barren: fertile, fruitful, productive, lush Also asked in CUET (UG): barren – 09-06-2023 Slot 3, 17-08-2022 Slot 1 |