Antonym of GENEROUS — Synonyms & Antonyms Aptitude Question
Antonym of GENEROUS: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GENEROUS: Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Synonyms & Antonyms
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 35 seconds
Question
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to GENEROUS:
Options
- Liberal
- Miserly
- Wealthy
- Careless
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. Miserly
Worked solution
- Generous means giving freely.
- Miserly is its opposite.
- Liberal in this sense is a synonym.
Answer: Miserly.
The idea
Beware of words with more than one sense: liberal means generous here, not political.
Shortcut. Generous means giving freely; the reverse is refusing to spend — miserly, from miser.
Common trap. "Liberal" — in 'a liberal helping' it means generous, so it is the synonym a reader who misses 'opposite' picks.