SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 149

SSC Stenographer - 06 Aug 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q149

Select the synonym of Obsequious.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

Obsequious: This describes someone who is overly obedient or attentive to an excessive, servile degree. It is often used to describe someone "fawning" over a person in power to gain favor.

Submissive: This means ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive. This aligns most closely with the meaning of obsequious.

Defiant (Antonym): To be openly resistant or disobedient; the opposite of obsequious.

Aggressive (Antonym): Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by forceful energy.

Proud (Antonym): Having or showing a high or excessive opinion of oneself or one's importance which contrasts with the servile nature of being obsequious.

Therefore, the synonym of Obsequious is Submissive.