Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
SUCCINCT
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Lengthy.
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Word meaning |
Usage |
Synonym |
Antonym |
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Succinct: (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed. Lengthy: (especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious. Hence, the chosen option is correct. |
This is the most succinct account that we can give of him and his affairs. |
Blunt, concise, curt, pithy, terse. |
Lengthy, long-winded, polite, wordy. |
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Meaning of other words: Pithy: (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith. Terse: sparing in the use of words; abrupt. Curt: rudely brief. |
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