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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 14

SSC CGL - 19 April 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q14

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Constrict
 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Stretch

The meaning of Constrict is 'to become or make something tighter, narrower or less'.

The meaning of the options are as follows:

  1. Smite- strike with a firm blow.
  2. Choke- to be or to make somebody unable to breathe because something is stopping air getting into the lungs
  3. Stretch- to pull something so that it becomes longer or wider; to become longer or wider in this way
  4. Cramp- a sudden pain that you get in a muscle.

Hence, as per the meanings the correct answer is- Stretch