SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CHSL - 4th July 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q16

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

OPPORTUNE

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. timely.

Word meaning

Synonym

Antonym

Opportune: done or occurring at a favorable time; well-timed.

 

Timely: done or occurring at a favorable or useful time.

Example: The book was timely and told efficiently on the reform in this country.

apt

auspicious

convenient

felicitous

inappropriate

inauspicious

inopportune

Meaning of other words:-

Likely: very probable

Barely: only a very short time before.

Rarely: not often; seldom.

Hence, Timely is the appropriate synonym of Opportune.