Select the correct antonym of the underlined word from the options given below:
There was a common belief that the resignation of the financial director would put the company in a very vulnerable position.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → invincible
Vulnerable means weak and easily hurt, attacked or harmed. The sentence says the director's resignation would leave the company exposed to harm. Its antonym is invincible.
Example: Small children are vulnerable to infections in winter.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) vernacular | the language spoken by ordinary people of a region (it has no link with strength or weakness) | The poet wrote in the vernacular of his village. |
| (2) familiar | well known or often seen (it does not describe how safe or exposed a position is) | The song sounded familiar to me. |
| (3) invincible (answer) | too strong to be defeated or harmed (being easily harmed and being impossible to defeat are opposites) | The champion looked invincible throughout the tournament. |
| (4) voracious | very hungry or very eager for something (it sounds a little like the given word but means something else) | She is a voracious reader who finishes a book a day. |
| Synonyms of vulnerable: defenceless, exposed, weak, unprotected Antonyms of vulnerable: invincible, invulnerable, secure, protected Also asked in CUET (UG): vulnerable – 26-05-2025 Slot 1, 06-06-2023 Slot 2 invincible – 31-05-2026 Slot 1, 24-05-2026 Slot 1, 13-06-2023 Slot 3, 30-08-2022 Slot 1, 17-08-2022 Slot 2, 16-07-2022 Slot 1 voracious – 17-08-2022 Slot 2 |