Select the word that is the antonym of the following word:-
Curtail
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Protract
Curtail means to cut short or reduce something. Its antonym is protract.
Example: The rain forced us to curtail our holiday.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Shorten | to make something shorter (it is a synonym of curtail) | Please shorten your speech. |
| (2) Minimize | to reduce something to the smallest possible amount (it is close in sense to curtail) | Exercise helps minimize the risk of illness. |
| (3) Delimit | to fix the limits or boundaries of something (it does not mean to lengthen) | The treaty delimits the border between the two states. |
| (4) Protract (answer) | to make something last longer than usual (cutting short and drawing out are opposite actions) | The lawyers protracted the talks for several weeks. |
| Synonyms of curtail: shorten, reduce, cut back, abridge Antonyms of curtail: protract, prolong, extend, lengthen Also asked in CUET (UG): curtail – 20-05-2025 Slot 2, 18-06-2023 Slot 2 delimit – 20-05-2026 Slot 1 protract – 07-06-2026 Slot 2 |