SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q8

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

BLOATED

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Deflated.

Antonym: a word opposite in meaning to another.

Bloated means swelled with fluid or gas.

Deflated is the correct antonym which means having been emptied of air or gas.

Meaning of other words:

Swollen: become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.

Turgid: swollen and distended or congested.

Arrogant: having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.