Choose the antonym of the word- Eradicate from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Restore
Eradicate means to destroy or remove something completely, so that nothing of it remains. Its antonym is restore.
Example: Vaccination helped to eradicate smallpox.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Restore (answer) | to bring something back or return it to its earlier state (removing something completely and bringing it back are opposites) | The engineers will restore the electricity by evening. |
| (2) Perish | to die or be destroyed (it is close in result to eradicate, not opposite) | Many plants perish in heavy frost. |
| (3) Smother | to suffocate, or to put out a fire by covering it (it also points towards destroying, not bringing back) | She smothered the flames with a blanket. |
| (4) Discontinue | to stop doing or providing something (it points the same way as eradicate) | The company discontinued the old model. |
| Synonyms of eradicate: eliminate, abolish, uproot, wipe out Antonyms of eradicate: restore, establish, implant, preserve Also asked in CUET (UG): eradicate – 21-06-2023 Slot 1, 09-06-2023 Slot 3 smother – 20-05-2025 Slot 1 |