Antonym of ANCIENT — Synonyms & Antonyms Aptitude Question
Antonym of ANCIENT: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ANCIENT: Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Synonyms & Antonyms
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 30 seconds
Question
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ANCIENT:
Options
- Antique
- Modern
- Historic
- Ruined
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. Modern
Worked solution
- Ancient means belonging to the distant past.
- Modern is its opposite.
- Antique and historic both point backwards.
Answer: Modern.
The idea
Sort the options by which direction in time they point. Only one points the other way.
Shortcut. Ancient history versus modern history — the standard textbook pairing gives the antonym directly.
Common trap. "Antique" — a near-synonym of ancient, chosen by a reader who answers as though asked for the closest meaning.